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Description: | Scale: 1:5. Working model of a forward pivot mounting. Both the elevation of the gun and its training can be operated by turning two hand wheels; the right-hand wheel for elevation and the left-hand wheel for the training. The gun itself has been roughly formed from wood to give an indication of its position on the mounting. The carriage is mounted on a substantial oak baseboard, on which is fixed a plaque. The plaque is inscribed "Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd Manchester Forward pivot carriage for 4.72 Bl guns Naval service scale 1/5.". The carriage has been made from steel and the training and mounting mechanism has been made in brass.
CA: AAA.
caption: Forward pivot gun - front
caption: Forward pivot gun - back | 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 models (representations) artillery Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. Ltd | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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