Gunner's Protractor

sabertasche · 6th May 2014, 04:13 PM

Hi all, I bought this over the weekend at a local gun show but aside from knowing what it is, I have no idea as to age or what country it was used by. I suspect it English in manufacture, it has the name W. Deane on it and I am familiar with the English gun manufacturer Deane, Adams and Deane so I purchased it, thinking that maybe at one time the company made scientific instruments as well a sporting guns.

The protractor is used to determine the caliber of cannons and shot but there is a host of other scales and mathematical functions on the scales and I hope one of our European brothers can add some insights to my recent purchase.

I think these are reproduced for the US Civil War reinactor crowd but I'm pretty sure this is an old protractor.

Regards,

Greg

fernando · 6th May 2014, 04:31 PM

Oh Man, i love this device; it's rather appealing, with its scientifical look.
Have you been here, Greg :
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14627/lot/359/
From here i'd say yours is a genuine Dean example.
Did you look at the prices ?

sabertasche · 6th May 2014, 04:42 PM

Fernando, thanks for the FAST reply. The price !!!!! WOW!!

I Goggled for some time and came up with minimal useful links, I didn't think to look at the auction houses.

Geg

fernando · 6th May 2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sabertasche

Fernando, thanks for the FAST reply...

Don't mention it ... brother

M ELEY · 6th May 2014, 06:45 PM

Spectacular piece! Not only for its weapons appeal, but scientific as well! i just sold an 18th c. graphometer that I'm sick over (

), but bills are bills. I think pieces like this highlight a collection, even if they are not strictly arms/armor. Sometimes, it is the 'acutrements' that help highlight a collection! Hey, perhaps I'll start another thread with some such pieces...

fernando · 6th May 2014, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

... Hey, perhaps I'll start another thread with some such pieces...

Just get started, Capitão

6th May 2014, 04:13 PM	#1
sabertasche Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 149	Gunner's Protractor Hi all, I bought this over the weekend at a local gun show but aside from knowing what it is, I have no idea as to age or what country it was used by. I suspect it English in manufacture, it has the name W. Deane on it and I am familiar with the English gun manufacturer Deane, Adams and Deane so I purchased it, thinking that maybe at one time the company made scientific instruments as well a sporting guns. The protractor is used to determine the caliber of cannons and shot but there is a host of other scales and mathematical functions on the scales and I hope one of our European brothers can add some insights to my recent purchase. I think these are reproduced for the US Civil War reinactor crowd but I'm pretty sure this is an old protractor. Regards, Greg Attached Images Last edited by sabertasche; 7th May 2014 at 05:51 AM.

6th May 2014, 04:31 PM	#2
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,642	Oh Man, i love this device; it's rather appealing, with its scientifical look. Have you been here, Greg : http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/14627/lot/359/ From here i'd say yours is a genuine Dean example. Did you look at the prices ?

6th May 2014, 04:42 PM	#3
sabertasche Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 149	Fernando, thanks for the FAST reply. The price !!!!! WOW!! I Goggled for some time and came up with minimal useful links, I didn't think to look at the auction houses. Geg

6th May 2014, 06:45 PM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,072	Spectacular piece! Not only for its weapons appeal, but scientific as well! i just sold an 18th c. graphometer that I'm sick over ( ), but bills are bills. I think pieces like this highlight a collection, even if they are not strictly arms/armor. Sometimes, it is the 'acutrements' that help highlight a collection! Hey, perhaps I'll start another thread with some such pieces...