Object data
wood, brass and iron
height 16.4 cm × width 36 cm × depth 38 cm
Rijkswerf Vlissingen
Gunlock (Flintlock) on a Dummy Breech of an 18-Pounder Cannon
Flushing, 1820
Inscriptions
- inscription, on the breech: KANON à 18 lb / NATUURLYKE GROOTTE.
- inscription, on the lock: S 3
- mark, on the lock: various marks
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-697
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Right-handed gunlock (flintlock) mounted on a dummy breech of an 18-pounder gun.
The lock has a brass box with iron mechanism, cock and pan cover. It is mounted with a pin at the forward end and a bolt in the middle.
This lock is identical to model NG-MC-696. Flintlocks for cannon were introduced to the Dutch Navy after 1810. This type was replaced by percussion locks around 1840. Models of this kind were sent to Liège, in order to pass on the correct measurements for the vent patch before casting the cannon.
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Rijkswerf Vlissingen, Gunlock (Flintlock) on a Dummy Breech of an 18-Pounder Cannon, Flushing, 1820', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.244512
(accessed 14 November 2024 23:09:06).