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Description: | Model of a gun on a carriage. The gun is turned in wood and painted matt black and is complete with a breech metal chain running through the rear of the gun. The wooden carriage is complete with metal constructional fittings such as bolts and eye-bolts and is painted black. There are four metal wheels, all of which can be rotated through 270 degrees and locked into position by a metal latch on a toothed cog. The gun itself can be removed from the carriage by releasing the clamps over the trunnions. There is a brass plaque inscribed "Commander H. Fleming is the inventor of this model which is a portion of King Henry V 's cradle a relic in the possession of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort. Troy House July 1830." A paper label attached to the model reads "Long wooden gun on a wooden carriage with iron swivel trucks".
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caption: Swivel gun
caption: Swivel gun including plaque | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Royal Naval College Museum Catalogue Fleming R H gun carriages models (representations) Naval Models Catalogue artillery South Kensington Museum | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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