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Btw was that some old yellow paint that was used to color it?

Thanks again Bob, i’d Never thought of looking at the keel. I’ll take the ribbons off and get the magnifying glass out and scour the keel area. Box is 1/2 hardwood on three sides, top unscrews and the glass slides out maybe I can gently see if it comes out of the slot it’s in. 

Many thanks!

Hey Bob, many many thanks for your great reply, way beyond what I’d ever expected, I was more expecting a one line yep it ight be old  but I never would have thought it was possibly as old as civil. War and maybe even by a sailor wow wish I could prove that. I bought it about 12 years ago at an auction in Massachusetts when we lived there, it came in a glass case hence the condition I suppose. I’d Like to take it out of the case just once to look for any clues as to its origin and photograph all sides to track its condition. Once again thank you so much  I’m so glad you guys have such a passion for this subject I find model ships fascinating when they are very detailed you can’t help filling each line of rigging from source to end, I guess reading all the Patrick OBrian novels nudged towards buying this ship in the first place ⚓️ I’m attaching a couple more pics

Hi, tried posting and it did I not save so here goes ! I have this model and while it does not fit the caliber of many guns wondering if some one could take a swing at guessing the age and if it’s a good model, thanks in advance for your help