Model of Two Congreve Rockets with Launching Gear, Model of two fire rockets on a launcher or chair, for use on land. Made from dark wood. The rockets themselves consist of a pointed cylinder to which the side is attached with a long stabilizing stick. The chair consists of a ladder-shaped frame that together with two legs forms a tripod, a running ring is arranged in the front of the frame, which can be wrapped around the foremast of a sloop and guides the movement of the frame during lifting and lowering for aiming and loading, and for which the light is equipped with a fall. A metal chamber
Model of Two Congreve Rockets with Launching Gear, Model of two fire rockets on a launcher or chair, for use on land. Made from dark wood. The rockets themselves consist of a pointed cylinder to which the side is attached with a long stabilizing stick. The chair consists of a ladder-shaped frame that together with two legs forms a tripod, a running ring is arranged in the front of the frame, which can be wrapped around the foremast of a sloop and guides the movement of the frame during lifting and lowering for aiming and loading, and for which the light is equipped with a fall. A metal chamber with flint lock is mounted on each leg of the frame. The flint locks have tractors with holes for a tractor rope, the locks are also mirror images of one another, one left-handed, the other right-handed. The heads of the rockets are placed under two brackets in the chambers, the stabilizing rods are inserted by brackets on the legs of the frame., anonymous, 1804 - 1805 and/or c. 1810 - c. 1840, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), rope, l 55 cm × w 6 cm
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