Model of Two Congreve Rockets with Launching Gear, Model of two fire rockets on a launcher or chair, for placement on a sloop. The rockets themselves consist of a pointed cylinder, the tip of which is the fire bomb and the rear part is the rocket engine, a long stabilizing pole is mounted on the outside of the cylinder. The chair is a ladder-shaped frame with a race ring suspended around a mast, which stands on a round base, with a fall over the disc at the top of the mast, the frame is hoisted and lowered for aiming and loading. A beam with a metal chamber and flint lock is mounted on each le

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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