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Ordnance model; Gun model

Scale: Unknown. Model of a three pounder quick-firing naval gun Mark II (1917-1920). A working model made from steel, brass and wood, mounted on an aluminium base. Model is complete with metal gun shield, painted black, and has a working breech loading mechanism. Some of the brass fittings on the gun mounting have been engine turned. The model is inscribed "3pr Q.F. Naval gun 1917-1920" on the base.

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Object details

ID:	SLR2953
Collection:	Ship models
Type:	Ordnance model; Gun model
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Hindson, Gordon H.
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall model: 350 mm x 550 mm x 182 mm