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Gunner's Sight And Level
Unsigned
16th century; German
Brass and silver; 70 mm in height

This instrument is made up of two thin parallel silver plates, on a curved moveable brass base. A cursor can run in the groove between the plates, to indicate the divisions engraved on the surface. The instrument has a plummet, fashioned in metal.

The instrument is quite robust and simple, in contrast to many more ornate gunner's sights and levels, suggesting that it might actually have been used in battle.

Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze
Inventory no. 2531

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