/internal/media/dispatcher/5920/fullMMM 004250Venetian 12-pounder SagreCannon cast by Beretta for Venetian serviceArmaments / Artillery16th century157100BerettaBerettaDated 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. Could be a cannon cast by Beretta for the Venetian fleet before the battle of Lepanto in fall 1571, and which at some point may have been taken as loot by opposing forces only to be captured by Maltese vessels during the magistracy of Emanuel Pinto da Fonseca.50.9cm (trunnions) x 347cmMalta Maritime MuseumMalta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection8590041154-526507 (Palace Armoury card number); PA AT/004 (Palace Armoury Inventory number); 139 (British Inventory)0Cannon; Naval GunThe Malta Times' 22 March 1889 p. 2; 'The Sunday Times of Malta' 27 January 1952 p.7Heritage Malta215BronzeVenetian