Model of a Gun and Carriage, Model of a cannon on a tilting spout. The wooden barrel, 39.3 cm long, is of the front loader mantle-type with six mantles, and has a refraction ring. The soul, which is not grooved, has a caliber of 24 mm. The case consists of two parts: the upper case has two cheeks, the underside of which is cut into a curve and provided with teeth, which run in racks on the cheeks of the lower case. The upper chaff can tilt over on the lower chaff. The cannon lies with its taps in the rear corners of the cheeks of the upper chaff, so that the piece is lifted when the upper chaff is tilted forward, and sinks when tilted backwards, the upper chaff is provided with a counterbalance tank at the front. A pair of rods between the breech and the lower faff hold the gun in horizontal position, and is connected to an elevator in the lower faff for vertical aiming. A second set of rods on the cheeks of the upper chaff is connected to sliders which move in slots on the cheeks of the lower chaff: these stabilize the upper chaff and also act as a braking device for the molecule. The bottom chaff consists of no more than a container with side cheeks, on which the racks and slots. The cannon is fired in the upper position and sinks under the influence of the recule between the cheeks of the lower chaff where it can be loaded., Bloodhound (ship), anonymous, c. 1868, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), h 48 cm × w 58 cm × d 26.5 cm

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