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CANNON BARREL "LANTAKA" Malaysian, ca. 1800, ship- and fortress gun. Cast bronze, the muzzle region broadened and decorated, Cal. 30 mm. The top with a sight. With fixedly-mounted, cast carrier and solid pin. Both ends of the cannon feature identical decoration. Touch-hole, cap missing. Barrel-shaped hollow handle. Iron stand, later. L 97.3 cm. In the style of Spanish and Portuguese naval guns of the 16th century, gun barrel made in Malaysia in very good condition. Cf. H.L. Blackmore: The Armouries of London. I Ordinance, London 1976, pp. 169-170, Nos. 236, 237. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.
zurich, Switzerland