/internal/media/dispatcher/5920/fullVenetian 12-pounder Sagre1571BerettaBerettaDated ca. 1571 (re-inscribed in 1756). Possibly granted to the Order of St. John as aid or spoils some time after the Battle of Lepanto. One can note the lion of Saint Mark up and behind the muzzle, as well as an 1756 inscription fore of the cascabel by which time the gun may have attained a purely ceremonial role. Armaments / Artilleryhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/215/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/5921/fullGrandmaster Alof de Wignacourt-period Sagre or Half Culverin1601-1622Bastiano Vos, G. SavolhanBastiano VosThis gun has a substantially long barrel for its modest weight of shot, which would have been around 8 pounds. Later guns of a similar calibre became progressively shorter. Armaments / Artilleryhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/216/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/5922/fullGrandmaster Carafa-period Cursier or Half Cannon1681Niepoort, The HagueNiepoort, The HagueCommissioned by the Order of St. John from a Dutch foundry, this gun fired an iron ball of some 24 pounds. The Cursier was positioned on the galley in line with the central gangway, the Corsia, and was retracted into it before and after combat. Armaments / Artilleryhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/217/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/5923/fullGrandmaster Nicolas Cotoner-period Moyana1680Gerolamo ContiGerolamo ContiThis gun fired a spherical iron ball of some 5 pounds. One of the most plainly decorated bronze guns in the maritime collection, this gun nevertheless features the distinctive cotton plant of the Cotoner family beneath the escutcheons of the Order and the Grandmaster.Armaments / Artilleryhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/218/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/5924/fullGrandmaster Carafa-period Moyana1680-1690Pietro Antonio FamucelliPietro Antonio FamucelliThe spherical iron projectile fired by this gun probably weighed some 5 pounds. One can note the bust of Grandmaster Gregorio Carafa on the top of the barrel, and a cascabel projecting from the rear of the gun in the shape of a Turk's head. Armaments / Artilleryhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/219/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/1559/fullChain ShotArmaments / Ammunitionhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/201/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/1564/fullTwo muzzle-loading swivel gunsArmaments / Artilleryhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/173/rdf/internal/media/dispatcher/1562/fullGunner's Quadrant with the Coat-of-Arms of Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca1741-177318th century large brass rangefinder decorated with the coat of arms of Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca and floral decorations; includes visual instruction for the use of the instrument on the versoArmaments / Artilleryhttps://emuseum.heritagemalta.mt/objects/212/rdf