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Turkish Gun

 
 
Turkish Gun Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 7, 2018
1. Turkish Gun Marker
Inscription.
Turkish Gun

A Turkish gun made around 1798. This model is called a Licorne and the Turkish emblem, a star ans crescent, is visible on the top of the gun.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 51° 29.724′ N, 0° 4.376′ E. Marker is in Greenwich, England, in Greater London. It can be reached from the intersection of Plumstead Road and Woolwich New Road, on the right when traveling west. Located along the Thames Path in the Royal Woolwich Arsenal. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenwich, England SE18 6AE, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in London and in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Venetian Gun (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Gun 3/39 (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); East & West Riverside Guardrooms (about 150 meters away); Gun 2/91 (about 150 meters away); Gun 2/90 (about 150 meters away); Gun 28/10 (about 180 meters away); James Clavell Square (about 180 meters away); Gun 2/46 (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwich.
 
Also see . . .
1. Royal Arsenal History. (Submitted on June 10, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Royal Arsenal on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 10, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Turkish Gun & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 7, 2018
2. Turkish Gun & Marker
Turkish Gun & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, May 7, 2018
3. Turkish Gun & Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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