Model of a Section of an Armored Turret, Half model of a fourteen-sided turret, on a floorboard. The outer shell consists of vertical segments, representing armor plates, with a firing hole at a three-quarter height that widens inwards. The inner wall is made of wood and has a circular inner diameter. Inside, the firing holes can be closed with armor plates, which are pushed back and forth between rails against the wall. Heavy wooden beams reinforce the bottom and top of the tower all around. The model shows all the bolts that run through armor plates and inner wall. 1:10 scale (scale on model


Model of a Section of an Armored Turret, Half model of a fourteen-sided turret, on a floorboard. The outer shell consists of vertical segments, representing armor plates, with a firing hole at a three-quarter height that widens inwards. The inner wall is made of wood and has a circular inner diameter. Inside, the firing holes can be closed with armor plates, which are pushed back and forth between rails against the wall. Heavy wooden beams reinforce the bottom and top of the tower all around. The model shows all the bolts that run through armor plates and inner wall. 1:10 scale (scale on model)., Rijkswerf Vlissingen, 1864, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), model: h cm × w cm × d cm packaging capsule: h cm × w 54 cm × d 36 cm


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