Turkish bronze gun and John Duckworth bronze plaque

London, England, United Kingdom

This Turkish bronze gun was cast in 1790-91 (AH 1212) in the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. It weighs 5.2 tonnes, fired stone shot of just over 56 kilos and is one of two taken by Admiral Sir John Duckworth from Kinali Island in the Sea of Marmara in 1807. The gun was presented to the Royal

Naval Asylum at Greenwich by HRH Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland on 21 October 1807. The cast-iron display carriage was made later by the Royal Carriage Department of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. It

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