Model of a 24-Pounder Breech-Loading Gun, Model of a 24-pound rear-loading cannon on ship part, incomplete The barrel is 30.5 cm long and has a caliber of 14 mm. The grape has been replaced by a brass bracket, probably for handling the closing piece. A wedge through the breech holds the end piece in place, the end piece consists of the bracket and the bottom of the chamber, which is pulled backwards out of the breech. Only one cheek has survived. The ship's part is a schematic representation of a piece of deck and a gun gate with a round opening, the outside diameter of which is larger than the inside diameter. Scale 1:10 (estimate)., anonymous, Netherlands, 1829, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), h 22.5 cm × w 37 cm × d 27.8 cm × c 14 mm

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