Accession No

0772

Brief Description

Gunner’s level, 16th - 17th century

Origin

Maker

Class

military

Earliest Date

1500

Latest Date

1700

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

height 74mm; breadth 83mm; dept 21mm; radius 59mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court on 20/01/1935.

Inscription

Description Notes

Gunner’s level with shaped brass foot carrying arced scale. 2 pillars from ends of scale meet at centre of circle from which is suspended plumb-bob with sliding central sight. Obverse has scale divided 5 - [0] - 5 numbered by 1 subdivided to 0.2. Also scale for distances to target (?) divided from centre [0] - 2380 numbered 1200, 1700, 2120, 2280, 2380. Reverse has scales divided 5 - [0] numbered by 1 subdivided to 1/6 and 1/8, and [0] - 500 numbered by 100 subdivided to 100/6 and 100/8. All subdivisions very crude.

Condition fair; complete

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