CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY CALIPERS

CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY CALIPERS

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$2,950.00

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Item Code: 2026-9290

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This comes from the artillery portion of an old, large, and well-respected collection, much of which was acquired directly from the well-known firm of Bannerman’s, who handled immense amounts of military surplus, ordnance, historical memorabilia. Collectors will most likely be familiar with them from the reprints of their 1927 catalog, though the ruins of the family castle still exist on an island in the Hudson.

Made of heavy brass, these are constructed like a pair of dividers, with the arms pivoting around a round base. They were intended to gauge the diameter of a cannon bore, with the points outward, or a projectile, with the points inward, but could also measure the length of time-fuzes and fuze-plugs. Each arm is crisply marked with scales in inches and angles in degrees, as is the round base, which is marked from 0 to 90, and then back down again, and the tips of the arms have steel points of each arm to prevent wear and keep the measurements accurate. The condition is very good, with the metal semi-bright and the markings sharp.

This is a key piece in any artillery display, making very clear the connection between mathematics and geometry with the art and science of gunnery. It is also fairly scarce, most being sold for scrap after the guns and ammunition they serviced went out of use. This is a very nice example. Please see our photos.  [sr][ph:L]

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