The swivel musketoon was a populair type of gun first used on galleys in the Mediterranean from the 16th century. It had a relatively wide barrel. The swivel made it very manoeuvrable: it could be operated by a single gunner. Later, swivel musketoons were deployed on other types of ships, and were used by other navies.
c. 1780 - c. 1800
Brass, iron, wood and textile
62.0 x 100.5 x 31.0 mm
NG-MC-790-1
Image and text courtesy of Rijksmuseum, 2019
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Rijksmuseum
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