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17TH CENTURY
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A German Stone Bow
17th Century
With slender steel bow struck at the centre with a mark, a clover-leaf, and retained by iron stirrups, pillar fore-sight (tips missing), standing back-sight, walnut tiller of rectangular section inlaid with white staghorn panels engraved with foliage, flower-heads, and a bear in a landscape, the butt with cheek-piece and incised dummy patch-box cover, iron trigger-guard, and set trigger (some pitting)
29in. (74.2cm.)
17th Century
With slender steel bow struck at the centre with a mark, a clover-leaf, and retained by iron stirrups, pillar fore-sight (tips missing), standing back-sight, walnut tiller of rectangular section inlaid with white staghorn panels engraved with foliage, flower-heads, and a bear in a landscape, the butt with cheek-piece and incised dummy patch-box cover, iron trigger-guard, and set trigger (some pitting)
29in. (74.2cm.)