Model of the Breech or a Breech-Loading Gun, Model of the breech of a rear-loading gun. The chamber is opened at the rear with a hinged lid. A frame runs through this lid with the bottom of the chamber at the end, a solid lock piece is inserted transversely through the breech, which blocks the frame in place and at the same time opens the sun hole on the other side with a spring mechanism. Lock piece and frame are secured in place with wing nuts. Scale 1: 5 (estimate)., anonymous, Karlberg Palace, c. 1840 and/or 1858, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), ivory, h 24 cm × w 14 cm × d cm,

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