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Ordnance model; Gun carriage model
Scale: 1:12. Model of a wooden gun carriage for a 32 pounder. It has a raised flatbed on which the gun supports slide along for running in and out when firing and loading. The whole model is finished and varnished in natural wood and is complete with various fittings for mounting and working the gun, such as a pair of trunnion clamps, eyes for the rigging to work the gun and the brass edged track to work the slide mechanism. On the underside of the truck between the sets of wheels is inscribed "32 pounder by one inch scale.".
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR2931 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Ordnance model; Gun carriage model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1800-1900; 19th Century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 85 x 134 x 88 mm |
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