/internal/media/dispatcher/5922/fullGrandmaster Carafa-period Cursier or Half Cannon1681[Niepoort, The Hague]Niepoort, 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 The Cursier was positioned on the galley in line with the central gangway, the Corsia, and was retracted into it before and after combat.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