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Model of a Breech-Loading Gun

anonymous · 1829 · wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Model of a long 24-pounder breech-loading cannon on a ship's deck section, incomplete. The barrel is 29 cm long with a caliber of 14 mm. A wedge across the breech holds the breechblock in place; the breechblock consists of the entire breech and the bottom of the chamber, wedge-shaped and removable. This part is missing. Scale 1:10 (estimate).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

demonstration model

Credit lineModel of a Breech-Loading Gun. 1829. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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