This bronze Lantaka ship’s swivel gun/signal cannon is one of the antique firearms to be offered by Cordier Auction in a July 30 auction of more than 350 lots of militaria and firearms.
Guns such as these were used in pre-colonial south-east Asia by merchant vessels, often to fend off pirates. This particular example was obtained by the vendor in the Philippines. It has a two-stage octagonal/round barrel and is decorated with vines and other foliage with a snake-like creature mounted on the top.