19th Century French Carronade – Mantua

19th Century French Caronade This powder was built in France following the English one, cast one century before. The screwed sight, the stronger breech and the gun carriage running on a track, made the French carronade more efficient. The gun was placed onto the first and second range vessels.

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19th Century French Carronade (MA800) Scale 1:17 / Base 215 x 215mm

19th Century French Caronade This powder was built in France following the English one, cast one century before. The screwed sight, the stronger breech and the gun carriage running on a track, made the French carronade more efficient. The gun was placed onto the first and second range vessels.

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Weight 8 lbs

Brand

Mantua

Mantua Model has been a major manufacturer of ship and flight models from Italy for decades. With its large and richly equipped historical ship models such as the Sovereign of the Seas, San Felipe or Royal Caroline, Mantua Model has set absolute standards and he was the first to introduce laser cutting technology into the model making industry. Well-known Italian designers have drawn long-term model classics for Mantua Model that have become an integral part of the world of model making. But Mantua Model also has very interesting flight model kits, such as the large Cessna Cardinal, in its range in flight model construction through the takeover of the well-known manufacturer Aviomodelli.