Made for the Navy Exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
These 32lbs and 42lbs canons made up the 1850's armourment used in Sydney
Harbour.
Research on this project was done as part of the overall project.
32 lbs Canon at 1:11 scale. An example of the barrel can be found at
Parramatta Park.
42 lbs Traverse Canon at 1:11 scale. This model shows the additional tools
required to make the canon function.
An excellent example of this canon can be seen at Dawes Point in Sydney
Harbour.
1850's Canons: