CHINA 1867 FORT SHAN-KAI-KUAN CANNON (Pocher Torino)

This is an old Pocher Torino of Italy model of a "Chinese Cannon of the Forts of Shan-Kai-Kuan" field gun. (Art. C/05). The Chinese characters on the gun say "Made on the first day of the second moon of the fifth year of Emperor Tong-Tsci" meaning 1867. The cannon was captured by Italian sailors invading of China in 1901.  It is make of metal and wood, and (strangely) plastic wheels. It goes together easily in two hours. The only annoying part is driving what seems like a thousand nails into the plastic wheels. The kit is now rare and I bought it still sealed in the original box for $45 at a flea market. The box still has the sticker from Hobby House of Ottawa pre-dating 1971.