/internal/media/dispatcher/5923/fullMMM 004256Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner-period MoyanaArmaments / Artillery168016801680Gerolamo 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.42.4cm (trunnions) x 249cmMalta Maritime MuseumMalta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection8590541158-926525 (Palace Armoury card number); PA AT/013 (Palace Armoury Inventory number); 132 (British Inventory); 227 (Order of St. John Inventory)0Cannon; Naval GunThe Malta Times' 22 March 1889 p. 2; 'The Sunday Times of Malta' 27 January 1952 p.7Heritage Malta218BronzeMaltese