Tower of London - Medieval representation /2 by Celart

Photography • Medieval • posted on Nov 20, 2012

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Thank you for your visit. I'll appreciate any comment or suggestion. Better view with zoom in. This gun, which weighs 5842kg., was commissioned by the Knights of Malta. It is richly decorated wirh a variety of images representing the Order's religious and humanitarian role. It was brought to England around 1800 and transferred from the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich to the Tower in 1962. John Hall of Dartford, Kent, made the gun carriage in 1827 on the orders of Duke of Wellington, Master General of the Ordnance. It shows the arms of Malta and scenes from the island's history. An iron quoin in the shape of a Maltese dog supports the gun's breech. The gun and carriage were conserved at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson in 2003-4. Probably Flemish, dated 1607. Carriage, British 1827.