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Description: | G.H. DAW'S IMPROVED MOULD G24 (engraved on the moulding pan). MANU George H. Daw. circa 1860 57, Threadneedle Street, London, England. This bullet mould, for a percussion cap weapon, was purchased with Kelvin's militia rifle which he used in his class demonstrations. These were entertaining and often quite dramatic. It was used in the determination of the speed of a rifle bullet by means of Robins' Ballistic Pendulum (GLAHM 113534). In this demonstration he would fire his 'Volunteer' rifle, at a wooden target in a heavy cast iron pendulum. The weapon, also known as a 'Jacob' rifle, was a legacy of his days as a member of the College Company of the 1st Lanarkshire Volunteers formed in 1860. The rifle is a .625 calibre front loading percussion cap rifle with a circa 44g lead bullet. The barrel has four channel rifling. Unfortunately in recent years it has been given the title 'elephant rifle'. In 1860 William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-72) was Captain of the 1st Company and Kelvin was Captain of the 2nd Company. Thomson resigned after breaking his leg, on the 22nd of December 1860. Whilst visiting friends for Christmas he broke the neck of his femur in a curling accident, on a frozen pond a few miles from Auchinean House in Largs. In 1863 a new Battalion was formed and Thomson was elected Captain of the 1st Company, a rank he held until he resigned in 1867. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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