This is a 1:30 scale metal and wood model of a "32 pound long gun" from Unicorn Model of China. It would have been seen on capital sailing warships at the time of Admiral Nelson, and would not have been phased out until breech loaders and rifled barrels were invented. This could be English or French and possibly have seen action at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
A common gun of this designation had a 155mm calibre; and with a full charge of about 5 kg could fire up to 14.5 kg of projectile to an extreme range of less than 1800 metres. The barrel weighed about 3 tonnes, and the carriage another half tonne.
The deck is bare wood with each board cut and placed individually. The deck edge and frame are coated in a wood gloss finish. Extra rigging was built for the cannon to show the means to pull the gun carriage back from the edge in order to service the gun. The water bucket was built from scratch with a lot of small wooden staves. All of the rear pins were added by me. I also added the tied lead sheet on top of the cannon to protect the firing hole. This is seen on similar cannons on HMS Victory.
The kit was ordered from AliExpress, and it went together in about two weeks.
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