Original British Early 19th Century Man-O-War Model Brass Cannon Category_Rear Sight Assembly on 7 March 1945

on 7 March 1945

Maj John Svenningsen

A turn switch on the left hand side of the box lock frame determines which barrel is to be discharged

The most notable feature is the engraved script on the rear of the outer cylinder that reads:

the 85th remained at Tours until the Second Army Air Service was demobilized on 15 April 1919

Original British Early 19th Century Man-O-War Model Brass Cannon Category_Rear Sight Assembly on 7 March 1945Original Item: Only One Available. Dating from the early 1800s this is not a modern hobby item. This is a period hand made scale model (approximately 1: 24 scale) of one of Admiral Nelson's large cannons featuring a brass barrel and very high quality ships wood mount with carved bone blocks and tackle fittings. A perfect desk top display made approximately 200 years ago perhaps to celebrate the great Naval Victory at Trafalgar in 1805. Truly