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Gun Sight
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Brass sight or sight vane. This large one consists of two vertical rods between which a sight slides up and down. On one side, the rod has a scale ranging from 4 to 14; additionally, it has a scale from 4 to 8 against the side of the rods. It has a trapezoidal foot, with which it was placed on the trunnion ring at the collar. With a rope attached to a ring, it was bound to the carriage. It belonged to a 15 cm howitzer, long old model.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineGun Sight. c. 1860 - c. 1870. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
