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155. AN INTERESTING 19TH-CENTURY BRASS SIGNAL GUN


with heavily-constructed 1in. bore 14in. two-stage barrel with touch hole, cascabel with integral wheel elevation, mounted on a solid brass truck with brass wheels, front axle attached to sprung recoil mechanism, the whole secured to inset brass bed plate with runners for wheels set on thick oak base with brass securing loops to sides. Overall measurements -- 8½ x 18 x 10½in. (21.5 x 46 x 26.5cm.)


£2500-4000


156. A 19TH-CENTURY WOODEN SIGNAL GUN TEMPLATE MODEL


turned from ebonised teak and comprising a 26½in. five-stage barrel, cascabel and trunnions, partially-bored muzzle with lead ballast and touch-hole, (ebonised finish worn) -- 29in. (73.5cm.) overall


Traditional gun casting methods used unique positive (or ‘male’) templates which were destroyed as part of the process. This is possibly a later template used to create the more modern boxed or split mould, so that after forming the hollow mould, this was split, being contained in two heavy iron boxes, to release the model or pattern for re-use. This saved time and money, since the model could be used repeatedly, and allowed identical sets to be produced. The central cone, which would have been created with this model, gives a founder a starting point to bore the barrel.


£500-700


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