To form part of our 18th Century Royal Naval display, which includes a replica launch and extensive land-based 'show-and- tell', the group has constructed a short section of ship’s decking and bulwark . From this platform we are now able to perform naval gunnery displays using our fully-working replica 12 pdr Carronade. This project gives us a ‘rapid deployment’ option for events, where we can literally roll-up, drop the sides and perform live gun drill. Pictured are photographs of the inaugural deployment at the Royal Gunpowder Mills - Waltham Abbey - where the display was put on for a live demonstration at a symposium of Napoleonic Wars- era artillery You can download a fact-sheet concerning Carronades at the foot of this news item If you are interested in this aspect of our display repertoire, please email Chris Jones, our Chair ![]() ![]() ![]() The two images above are reproduced from, and with kind permission from, Gordon Dedman - Flickr album - Artillery on Parade |
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