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Posted on June 29, 2022September 29, 2023

The Palace Armoury in Valetta

Malta’s capital Valetta is as much a town as it is a fortress and this armoury has the matching tools.

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Cannon and weapons of ship’s company were the passion of my father Karl Willy Schroeter. Even though I am not a collector, occasionally I pass by a piece of historic ordnance and cannot help but take a closer look.

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