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THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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AN ENGLISH SPORTING CROSSBOW
Third quarter of the 18th Century
With recurved steel bow, later string, walnut gun-stock of simple form with iron spike at the front, iron mounts, iron lever trigger, and iron goat's foot lever with wooden handle
30in. (76.3cm.) (2)
Third quarter of the 18th Century
With recurved steel bow, later string, walnut gun-stock of simple form with iron spike at the front, iron mounts, iron lever trigger, and iron goat's foot lever with wooden handle
30in. (76.3cm.) (2)
Provenance
Groombridge Place, Groombridge, Kent, house sale, Sotheby & Co., 16 September 1992, lot 634
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