International Musuems: Venice Naval Museum
Posted by FirearmsTruth on December 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Some very big guns at the Venice Naval Museum
The island city of Venice was once capital to an empire that stretched throughout the Mediterranean Ocean. It was also a center of maritime trade, and the city’s Arsenale was home to the world’s first true assembly line, where ships were built at record speed. While visits to the Arsenale are highly restricted, there is the excellent Venice Naval Museum nearby, which offers some of the finest naval military collections in the world, with an emphasis on the First World War – as Italy faced off against long-time rival Austria-Hungary for domination of the Adriatic Sea.
Not exactly "Pirates of the Carribean" but this naval gun will do the trick
These 18th century long guns probably could tell many a tale.
19th century long guns show the evolution of naval small arms
This bronze cannon offers some serious firepower
A multi-barrelled early "machinegun" for naval use
A variety of First World War machine guns
A small deck gun from a World War I Italian cruiser
