Talk:Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage

How is it pulled?
How do the sailors pull the carriage? Do they grasp the rope directly or are there grips of some sort? It would be an informative addition to the article, if anyone has sourced information to contribute. Pam D  12:27, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * There are handles on the ropes, haven't seen it written down in any RS though - Dumelow (talk) 13:30, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * FYI BBC 'The State Gun Carriage and coffin' Axxter99 (talk) 16:42, 19 September 2022 (UTC)


 * You can see the handles which are spliced into the ropes in this video (at about 1:50). I haven't found a written source though. Alansplodge (talk) 12:35, 28 October 2022 (UTC)

London Gun and Windsor Gun
During the run-up to the funeral, I recall seeing a TV news item (in the UK) which said that there were originally two field gun carriages at Victoria's funeral, one used in London, the "London Gun", and another for use at Windsor, the "Windsor Gun". At the end of the ceremonies, the Royal Navy appropriated (i.e. stole) the Windsor Gun from the Royal Artillery, and it is the Windsor Gun which has been used since. However, when I looked for a source for our article, I drew a complete blank. Any ideas anyone? Alansplodge (talk) 12:25, 28 October 2022 (UTC)