Gunlock (Percussion) on a Dummy Breech or a 12-Pounder Cannon, Percussion lock on wooden shell of a 12-pound cannon. The lock plate is mounted against the back of the breech with four screws. The hammer turns straight forward. The head of the hammer has a slot for the flame from the sun hole when fired. The pull-off rope is attached to and wound around a disk on the axis of the hammer. The wooden breech is that of a short iron cannon of 12 pounds, Swedish model., Rijkswerf Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1836, wood (plant material), iron (metal), brass (alloy), h 18 cm × w 32 cm × d 27 cm
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Gunlock, Percussion, Dummy Breech, 12-Pounder Cannon, Percussion lock, wooden shell, 12-pound cannon, lock plate, mounted, back, breech, four screws, hammer turns straight forward, head, hammer, slot, flame, sun hole, fired, pull-off rope, attached, wound, disk, axis, wooden breech, short iron cannon, 12 pounds, Swedish model, Rijkswerf Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1836, wood, plant material, iron, metal, brass, alloy
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