Product Description

History of LA REALE : The name "REALE" indicates that the galley belonged to the King of France; also, from ***6 the admiralty vessel of the Captain of the French galleys was called "REALE". The original craft is an exact reproduction of a typical end of *8th century "REALE", sumptuously decorated by the famous sculptor Pierre Puget; the stern ornamentations, still conserved today, are displayed in the "Mus�e de la Marine", Paris. A large part of the reconstruction is based on old original plans, integrated, where necessary, from other securely reliable sources. There were therefore **3 oarsmen alone: small part of them were slaves, but the majority criminals condemned to life imprisonment, while the "heard oarsmen", ***** the men at the end of the oar handles, were regularly paid volunteers. The rest of the crew consisted, besides the officers at the stern, in a galleysergeant and two helpers (who, from the midway, whipped the oarsmen to urge them on) and a variable contingent of soldiers and gunners, located on the forecastle and along the arbalesters. The arms consisted in 5 pieces in bronze, concentrated to bow under the forecastle on special sliding-carriages and by *1 swivelguns dislocated on the arbalesters; to modify the traverse of the forecastle guns, the ship had to move: this clearly denotes the limits of use of the galleys, their sole tactics being the frontal attack or ramming. Technical details :  Make of natural wood - high quality woods such as cherry, birch, maple and rosewood. It is painted like the actual ship.  Amazing details – planked deck with nail holes, authentic lifeboats, handcrafted rosewood eagle on the stern and more.  Fabric sails with detailed stitching .  Requires hundreds of hours to make by well master craftsmen .  It made based on picture of real ship that look samely actual ship.  It will be strict packaging and shipping guidelines. Demension : Dem : L*0 x W*6 x H*0