Gunlock (Percussion) on a Dummy Breech or a 36-Pounder Cannon, Percussion lock on wooden shell of a 36-pound cannon. The lock plate is mounted on the right-hand side against the lock elevation with two bolts through it, and two screws in the breech. The hammer rotates at a right angle to the barrel. The hammer consists of a curved piece of iron, the narrow curved end has a slit for the flame from the sun hole when fired. There are two holes for the pull-off rope in the shaft, a disk in the lock plate through which the rope is guided backwards. The wooden breech is that of an iron cannon of 36 pounds, French model., Rijkswerf Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1836, wood (plant material), iron (metal), brass (alloy), h 21 cm × w 51 cm × d 25.5 cm
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