20th Apr, 2011 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess)
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[M] A FINELY DETAILED 2":1' SCALE STEEL, BRASS AND...
A FINELY DETAILED 2":1' SCALE STEEL, BRASS AND WOOD MODEL OF AN 1890-PATTERN 3PDR HOTCHKISS QUICK-FIRING NAVAL GUN
swivel-mounted on a grey-painted plinth, and contained (when dismantled) in a pine carry box with plaque inscribed 1895 Hotchkiss 3PDR scale 2=1FT, Made in 1929, the assembled model -- 11½ x 20in. (29 x 51cm.); the box -- 24in. (61cm.) diameter. Deactivated
This gun was a light 47mm. naval gun introduced in 1886 to defend against new small fast vessels such as torpedo boats, and later submarines. It was also used ashore as a coast defence gun and later occasionally as an anti-aircraft gun. A surviving example exists in Hong Kong where it has long been deployed as a noon day gun. At full capacity it was capable of firing thirty rounds a minute.
swivel-mounted on a grey-painted plinth, and contained (when dismantled) in a pine carry box with plaque inscribed 1895 Hotchkiss 3PDR scale 2=1FT, Made in 1929, the assembled model -- 11½ x 20in. (29 x 51cm.); the box -- 24in. (61cm.) diameter. Deactivated
This gun was a light 47mm. naval gun introduced in 1886 to defend against new small fast vessels such as torpedo boats, and later submarines. It was also used ashore as a coast defence gun and later occasionally as an anti-aircraft gun. A surviving example exists in Hong Kong where it has long been deployed as a noon day gun. At full capacity it was capable of firing thirty rounds a minute.
Sold for £3,968
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A FINELY DETAILED 2":1' SCALE STEEL, BRASS AND WOOD MODEL OF AN 1890-PATTERN 3PDR HOTCHKISS QUICK-FIRING NAVAL GUN
swivel-mounted on a grey-painted plinth, and contained (when dismantled) in a pine carry box with plaque inscribed 1895 Hotchkiss 3PDR scale 2=1FT, Made in 1929, the assembled model -- 11½ x 20in. (29 x 51cm.); the box -- 24in. (61cm.) diameter. Deactivated
This gun was a light 47mm. naval gun introduced in 1886 to defend against new small fast vessels such as torpedo boats, and later submarines. It was also used ashore as a coast defence gun and later occasionally as an anti-aircraft gun. A surviving example exists in Hong Kong where it has long been deployed as a noon day gun. At full capacity it was capable of firing thirty rounds a minute.
swivel-mounted on a grey-painted plinth, and contained (when dismantled) in a pine carry box with plaque inscribed 1895 Hotchkiss 3PDR scale 2=1FT, Made in 1929, the assembled model -- 11½ x 20in. (29 x 51cm.); the box -- 24in. (61cm.) diameter. Deactivated
This gun was a light 47mm. naval gun introduced in 1886 to defend against new small fast vessels such as torpedo boats, and later submarines. It was also used ashore as a coast defence gun and later occasionally as an anti-aircraft gun. A surviving example exists in Hong Kong where it has long been deployed as a noon day gun. At full capacity it was capable of firing thirty rounds a minute.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Princess), 20th Apr, 2011
