Model of a Continental Siege Mortar, 1860
Model of a Continental Siege Mortar, 1860
Model of a Continental Siege Mortar, 1860
Model of a Continental Siege Mortar, 1860
Model of a Continental Siege Mortar, 1860
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Model of a Continental Siege Mortar, 1860

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21.5cm (8.5in) x 12cm (4.7in) x 14cm (5.5in)

Patinated bronze. Cylindrical barrel cast with integral lifting handles, lateral trunion, and vent to the chamber, set on a hardwood base with tampion.

Desk model of a siege mortar of the type introduced Baron Menno van Coehoorn (1641-1704) to overcome the difficulties of reducing fortifications impervious to horizontal artillery fire.