This is the gun barrel of the 12in rifles mounted on HMS Dreadnought.

These same rifles can also be used on models of Bellerophon class dreandoughts as well as on Invincible and Indefatigable class battlecruisers. Later 12" gun British ships employed the less successful MkXI 50cal weapon.

Modeller Tone Source The Battleship Dreadnought: Anatomy of the Ship (Roberts) Grid Size 1 mm Scale 1/48 This weapon model is precise in its outer dimensions, and fairly close for those portions that would fall within the gunhouse. No attempt has been made to model the breech, trunnion, or other aspects of the mounting. This model is not yet available for download. The extreme end of the barrel might be unpainted and polished steel.

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