Long Cecil: Replica in 1/8 scale

Long Cecil, a 4.1-inch recoilless breach loading gun was designed by George Labram (American Engineer) and Edward Goffe (Chief Daughtsman for the De Beers Mining) and manufactured in De Beer’s workshops during the Siege of Kimberley in the first the Anglo-Boer war. The main purpose was counteract the 75 mm Krupp Boer guns employed singly around the town just outside the range of the 2.5 inch British guns defending the town.

This 1/8 scale model is a true replica of the original gun. Handmade in every detail and design, making use of the same materials, namely steel and brass, this model is one of a kind. The barrel was manufactured to the same method as the original piece with 13 laminated rings plus one trunnion ring shrunk onto the the base metal. The models only differs from the original in the fact that it has no internal rifling cut into the barrel. This model was made for display purpose and is therefore not a operational unit. The model weighs about 11.5 kg and is mounted on a base of wild olive wood.

Dimensions:

 Barrel length: 380 mm.

Barrel diameter: Muzzle: 30 mm, breech 50 mm.

Bore diameter: 12.5 mm.

Carriage length: 430 mm.

Wheels diameter: 185 mm.

Total length: 640 mm.

Width: 207 mm.

Hight: 220 mm.

Please note the the hand wheel spokes are very very fragile and one of them is broken of. A 14-page booklet "Long Cecil" by Colonel D.E. Peddle, a copy of "Notes on the construction of Long Cecil, a 4.1 inch rifled breech loading gun in Kimberley, during the siege 1899 - 1900" by Edward Goffe, a copy of an original photo of the gun and some detail photos taken during the building of the model are included. The model was made by Charles Binoir in 1994 and took 250 hours to complete. Please look carefully at the photographs Enquiries welcome.

Collection preferred. Shipping can be arranged at buyers cost.

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