Astrolabe (Mantua, 1:50)

Description

Mantua Astrolabe Model # MA 773

Beautiful wooden model ship kit reproduction of a French 14-gun sloop-of-war, based on drawings of the museum of the French Navy in Paris.

Features single plank-on-bulkhead construction. Laser-cut wooden parts consist of frames, keel section, and display cradle. Strip woods and dowels for hull and deck planking, masts, and yards. Lots of fittings packages which contain over 600 pieces. The fittings that are made of brass, include mast feet, railings, decorative trim, rudder hinges, bells, eyebolts and rings. Forteen machine-turned brass cannon sit on walnut carriages. Detailed plans are on five large sheets.

Scale 1:50
Length: 43 inches
Height: 38 inches