![]() The Gardner gun was quite popular with the British Army and Navy in the late 1800s and was an extremely reliable weapon. This twin barrel, twin feed model with wood field wheeled carriage is 121/2 inches long with an overall length of 18 inches. Gardner Machine Gun made in the 1930’s for a British General stationed in the far east in 1/4 scale. Cherished in museums all over the world are precise miniature examples of wheel locks, flintlocks, rifles, handguns, shotguns, Gatling guns and machine guns. These beautiful and exact works of art were designed and built to convey the skill of the arms maker and had to be exact in every detail. These firing and non-firing examples of high quality craftsmanship are not toys nor were they ever intended to be toys. The art of producing scale models of firearms goes back to the 15th century and continues up to the present day by just a few highly skilled craftsmen. Miniature firearms have held the fascination of those interested in weapons for centuries. Unlike the Gatling gun, which has a bolt and firing pin for each barrel, the Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon has just a single firing pin. For illustrative scale purposes, an actual Hotchkiss 37mm round is shown next to the gun which measure just 21 inches in length. It is a live firing miniature chambered for the cal.45-70 government round. Limited to an edition of just 21 examples on a variety of mounts, this one is on a naval or shore battery mount, and was manufactured in 1997. Five barrel 37mm Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon Model of 1897 in 1/4 scale made by Mike Suchka. ![]()
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