antique arms, armour & militaria - Thomas Del Mar

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A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MODEL CARRONADE
MOUNTED IN A HULL-SECTION, LATE 18TH CENTURY
with tapering bronze three-stage barrel, the muzzle and
second reinforce astragals each rising up to incorporate a
v-shaped sight, the base incorporating a central lug for
fixing to the bed, the vent lined with a rectangular panel of
white metal, stepped cascabel incorporating a breeching
loop and an iron screw for elevation, on its finely
constructed fully adjustable mahogany bed, incorporated
within a hull-section, complete with copper-lined hinged
port-cover and adjusting pulleys
21.5cm; 8I in barrel
The Carron Company was founded in Falkirk by Dr. John
Roebuck, Samuel Garbett and William Cadell in 1759. The
first carronades were produced from the designs of Charles
Gascoigne from 1779 until 1852. A drawing of a carronade
of similar form from 1785 and also in a hull-section is in the
collection of H. M. The Queen of the Netherlands. See R. D.
Smith 1989, p.34 and A. N. Kennard 1986, p. 54. A very
similar model with an inscription recording its presentation
from the Carron Company to Lieutenant General Melville
signed by the maker's Winlaw, Engine Maker, Margaret
Street, Cavendish Square was sold Christie's King Street,
11th February 1999, lot 299 (£20,700, including premium).
£3000-4000