Model boat kit

Rattlesnake American Privateer

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Rattlesnake was a ship-rigged American privateer of the Revolutionary War, armed with twenty guns and built for speed.

The 1:64 kit is plank on bulkhead with laser-cut basswood parts, wooden hull and deck planking, and a three-masted square rig. Hull and rigging plans are by George F. Campbell, and Ben Lankford prepared the construction plans and manual.

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