A FINE GERMAN CROSSBOW with steel bow painted on both sides with yellow (originally gold?) foliage and struck with an indistinct maker's mark (Neue Støckel 6448-53), original retaining cords and string of twisted cord (the latter repaired), wooden tiller veneered in ebony and swelling towards the middle, the top and bottom overlaid with staghorn (two minor repairs) finely engraved with foliage and two townscapes, the top engraved 'N1', the sides inlaid with engraved staghorn sea-monsters, original woollen tassels and horn bolt-clip (repaired), steel lugs for cranequin, small stirrup, trigger-lever bound with its original cord, pierced swivel safety-catch, and folding set trigger, late 16th Century