Virtual Visit #43 - Kings Park Bottle Guns

Overview

Part of a series of Virtual Visit posts relating to the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia entitled “Kings Park Bottle Guns".

Historical information

The Kings Park guns, familiarly known as “bottle guns”, bore the officialdesignation of RML (Rifled Muzzle Loading), 7 inch (calibre) 6.5 ton, Mk 1 guns. They fired a 50.8 kg shell to a range of about 3650 metres.The popular name bottle gun is based on their appearance. Dating from 1866, the two guns were manufactured by the Royal Ordnance Factory in England.

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The Australian Army Museum of Western Australia was closed to volunteers and the public for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020. One outcome was the creation of an expanded on-line presence through a weekly Virtual Visit post. The initial response encouraged the Museum over the following three tears, to continue the series. Virtual Visits normally focused on an object or theme from the collection. The general format was to link the story of the object and its significance. with web links and related materials to facilitate a continuing journey of self-discovery.

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