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Gun, 4pdr. Bronze muzzeloading smoothbore 4pdr gun mounted on replica carriage. Calibre:3.2in. Engraved: MOUNTIOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADE THIS PEECE 1640. Tudor Rose crown CR (Charles I). The Brownes were a famous fa
1639
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Gun, 4pdr. Bronze muzzleloading smoothbore 4 pdr gun engraved MOUNTJOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADE THIS PEECE 1640 Tudor Rose crown CR (for Charles I). Calibre: 3.2in. The gun is mounted on a replica carriage. The Brown
1640
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Gun, 4pdr. Bronze muzzleloading smoothbore 4pdr gun mounted on a replica carriage.. The gun is engraved: MOUNTIOY EARLE OF NEWPORT MR GENERALL OF THE ORDNANCE IOHN BROWNE MADETHIS PEECE 1640. Tudor rose crown CR (Charles I). Calibre: 3.2in. The Brownes
1640
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Mortar, 24pdr. Bronze muzzleloading smoothbore 24 pdr mortar on wood bed. Calibre: 5 5/8in. Marks: crown GR XL J-J-23. Mortars were carried in bomb vessels and fired explosive shells. The gunfounder Francis Kinman was in business at Shoe Lane, London from
1794
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. Gun
1797
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Carronade, 12pdr. Known as ‘the smasher’, the carronade was a short, lightweight gun that fired comparatively heavy shot at close range. It was introduced into the Navy in 1779 and was used with great success during the French Wars. At sea, ca
1805
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. A round shot fired by a British warship into the Delaware coastal town of Lewes during the 2nd American War of 1812. In a box with a brass plate inscribed: 'Presented to the Royal Navy by the citizans of Lewes, Delaware and Henlopen Post's th
1813
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. lock, gun
1819
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Malley. Rifled shell (pattern) Has three loose parts held onto the object by cloth tape. Also has a label adhered to the side of the shell though is illegible at the moment. Could by legible if cleaned?
1854
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Mortar, 10in. Iron muzzleloading smoothbore mortar on carriage. Calibre: 10in. Marks: 18-0-6 (weight in cwts, qrts and lbs) 1856. Mortars were carried in bomb vessels and fired explosive shells 1600 yards at 45 degrees elevation. These shells were detona
1856
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. lock, gun
1859
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24pdr howitzer. One of a pair of brass muzzleloading smoothbore howitzers mounted on wooden rear-chock carriages. Calibre: 5.75in. On the right trunnion is 'R10 CCCLX', on the left trunnion is '1859' and on the barrel is the cypher o
1859
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24pdr howitzer. Wooden rear-chock carriage for one of a pair of brass muzzleloading smoothbore howitzers.
1859
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Gun tompion or tompion part?. Tompion or part of tompion for KTP0043.1. In three parts contained in a bag.
1859
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Chadburn. gauge, rifle distance. Marked off in distances up to 900 yards and with embossed figure of infantryman.
1860
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Shunt Shell, 10in. 10 in shunt shell.
1860
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Gun, 20pdr. Breechloading 20pdr Armstrong Gun stamped 1 20p RGF W arrow D RGF steel 9020 12-1-16 VR cypher. Gun is on wooden carriage with two wheels.
1861
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Gun,12pdr. Rifled muzzle loading 12 pdr field gun mounted on a carriage. The gun is stamped W arrow D IRCD 1890 Ref No M706.
1870
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Gun, 7pdr. Rifled muzzleloading 7pdr field gun on carriage. Stamped on barrel VR cypher. Stamped on carriage: 7 P MLR Steel Gun W...W196 18...
1877
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. Grip firing key.
1880
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Shell, 6in. Shell. Text on object: 'Round 2832 penetrated a 6in Harveyised Plate Head projecting 3.4in from back of Plate, 13-10-94' (1894).
1894
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Gun, 3pdr Quick-firer. Rifled breechloading quick-firer gun. Calibre: 3in. This gun was fitted on HMS DIDO, a 2nd class cruiser launched in 1896 and broken up in 1926. She served in China during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and later was used as a submarin
1896
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. Gun lock. Believed to have come from HMS BOXER sunk in collision 8 Feb 1918 in the English Channel. HMS BOXER was a destroyer launched in 1894 - during World War I she was engaged on patrol duties in the Channel.
1897
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FAA 174. Range finder lead. Written on the label: 'HMS Thunderer Barr and Stroud.' HMS THUNDERER was a Devastation class turret ship launched in 1869 and broken up in 1909.
1899
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Maxim 1pdr. Shell case from a Maxim 1 pdr gun from the Anglo -Boer War 1899- 1901. This gun was used by both sides during the Boer War and was an earlier version of the Pom-pom gun used during WWI.
1901
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Palliser shell. Palliser shell.
1907
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Shell, 6in. Text on shell 'Shell AP cast steel perforated 6in KC Plate 20-2-07'. Pair with KTP1018.
1907
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Shell, 6in. Text on shell 'Shell AP cast steel perforated 6in KC Plate 20-2-07'. Pair with KTP1019.
1907
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Gun breech, 4in A Mark VII and VIII. 4in A Mark VII and VIII Gun breech mechanism on stand. Stamped on the breech mechanism: BL 4A VII & VIII VSM 1908 RGF 1909 VB Model.
1909
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. Fragment of a shell
1914
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. Shell case
1914
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. Shell case mounted on a base.
1914
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. Shell case mounted on a circular base.
1914
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. Shell case.
1914
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Gun breech, 15in, dummy. Gun breech of a 15in MkI BL Gun stamped Reg.No3 I EOC 1914. (Note on original loan list: 'deficient of handwheel and box slide). KTP1000, an obturator, is associated with this object.
1914
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Pattern no. G328. This heavy gun-sighting telescope has a brass barrel and fittings. There are focusing and magnification rings at the eyepiece end. The body has been damaged by shot. The maker’s name is inscribed beneath the magnification scale.
1914
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. Fragment of shell.
1915
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. Base of shell on piece of broken deck which wrecked the sick bay of HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland.
1916
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. Piece of broken deck used as a mount for the base of a shell. The shell is detached from the base.
1916
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Hotchkiss 6pdr. Screwdriver with wooden handle for a Hotchkiss 6 pdr quick-firer gun. Used for mounting and dismounting the gun.
1916
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Hotchkiss 3pdr. Screwdriver for a Hotckiss quick-firer 3pdr gun.
1917
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Shell, 6in. Shell.
1929
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Shell, 11in. Fragment of an eleven inch shell from Graf Spee, showing outside curving to the nose and inside, in cross section. Mounted on a bakelite stand.
1939
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. Cartridge carrier
1941
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. One of two cartridge carriers
1941
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Shell, 2pdr No1 Mark II. Shell case of a 2pdr No 1 Mark II shell.
1941
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Shell, 20mm. Shell, 20mm with shell case.
1942
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. gauge, torpedo range
1945
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. gauge, torpedo range
1946
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. Tally stick. Replica of original 17th century gunner's tallystick from Dutch East Indiaman 'Batavia' wrecked in 1629. Four sides, tapering towards one end, with a carving of an acorn at the opposite end. Each face has a numbered scale
1974
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. Newspaper article from the Southern Echo dated 17.5.75 that goes with the hull plate and shrapnel of 'HMS Carnarvon'.
1975
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