Model of a 60-Pounder Muzzle-Loading Gun with Loading Gear, van de Weetering, 1863 demonstration model Model of a long cannon of 60 pounds on sliding sled, with a new design loading utensils, on ship's part with guns, incomplete. The model is, apart from a few metal parts, completely black painted. The wooden run is cm long and has a caliber of mm; It is equipped with a closing increase and a visor holder on the tapping piece. The Affuit consists of two cheeks with four stairs, connected by two axle bodies without wheels, and a sole plate. The guns port is oval. The loading utensils
Model of a 60-Pounder Muzzle-Loading Gun with Loading Gear, van de Weetering, 1863 demonstration model Model of a long cannon of 60 pounds on sliding sled, with a new design loading utensils, on ship's part with guns, incomplete. The model is, apart from a few metal parts, completely black painted. The wooden run is cm long and has a caliber of mm; It is equipped with a closing increase and a visor holder on the tapping piece. The Affuit consists of two cheeks with four stairs, connected by two axle bodies without wheels, and a sole plate. The guns port is oval. The loading utensils are attached to the barrel with brackets: it consists of a wiper with a handle, which goes through two conductors at the end of a long rod. A spiral -shaped groove has been applied to the stem, in which a rope is laid that gives the rotating movement to the wiper. This rod is attached to the brackets on the barrel and has handles at the back with which the wiper can be brought directly in front of the mouth, or next to the cannon so that it can be brought in through the gun gate. The hoist, which has to walk over three eyes with the conductors on the rod, and other parts with which the wiper must be served, are missing. Scale 1:10 (Obreen). Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal). textile materials
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