Beschreibung:

A Fine Scale Model Of The American Privateer RATTLESNAKE D. Candiliere; American, 20th century. This scale model, built to 3/16":1' is based on the plans found in the book The History Of American Sailing Ships by Howard I. Chapelle. The model is built up from the solid to the gun deck. The model is planked in cherry to the waist which is planked in walnut, and then the bulwarks are built up in cherry planking. The decks are planked in basswood. All of the planking is held in place with trunnels. The model is well detailed with figurehead, anchors, coils of line, cannons rigged on carriages, deck gratings, stove pipe, pin and fife rails, long boat mounted amidships, capstan, ladder, deck railings, tiller rudder and numerous other details. The model is well rigged with three masts, tops, turning blocks, toping lifts, sheets and bracing lines, ratlines, backstays and other rigging details. The details on the model are very well done and precisely to scale. 32¼ x 12 x 22¾ in.(81.8 x 30.5 x 57.8 cm.) cased dimensions. Included with the model is a complete desciption of the building and materials used as well as a brief history of the ship.