A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, MARKED BB, DATED 1569, WITH ASSOCIATED CRANEQUIN
A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, MARKED BB, DATED 1569, WITH ASSOCIATED CRANEQUIN

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A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, MARKED BB, DATED 1569, WITH ASSOCIATED CRANEQUIN
Heavy robust steel bow struck with maker's mark and retained by its original cords, original string of twisted cord (repaired at center), wooden tiller (section added at rear as repair) of swolen section towards the middle, veneered with panels of staghorn, dated 1569, folding set trigger, lugs for cranequin, safety catch, associated cranequin
36 inches (91.5 cms.)

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