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Sectional model of 'Iron Duke' (1870) Long Caption: Scale: 1:12. Sectional working model depicting midship gun deck of 'Iron Duke' (1870). Shows muzzle-loading gun, mounted on a carriage, with gearing for running the gun out and rails on the deck to allow it to be moved from one port to another. Side of slide inscribed "38 RML gun with Captain Scott's patent slide. Scale I in to I foot. W H Bambury RN maker.". Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR2958 Artist: W. H. Bambury Date: circa 1875 Medium: wood; organic: cotton; metal: brass; metal: steel; metal; paint; coating: varnish; coating: stain Size: 236 mm x 616 mm x 625 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.