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BY THOMAS OSBORN, BIRMINGHAM, NO.285, CIRCA 1810
细节
AN ENGLISH BULLET CROSSBOW
By Thomas Osborn, Birmingham, No.285, circa 1810
With slender steel bow, later strings and bone spacers, built-in gaffle retained by a catch at the rear, signed engraved sprung back-sight, sprung fore-sight, figured walnut gun-stock of fully developed form with chequered grip, iron mounts, engraved trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and serial numbered butt-plate (iron parts with scattered surface pitting)
29in. (73.7cm.)
By Thomas Osborn, Birmingham, No.285, circa 1810
With slender steel bow, later strings and bone spacers, built-in gaffle retained by a catch at the rear, signed engraved sprung back-sight, sprung fore-sight, figured walnut gun-stock of fully developed form with chequered grip, iron mounts, engraved trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and serial numbered butt-plate (iron parts with scattered surface pitting)
29in. (73.7cm.)
来源
Thomas Osborn is recorded as a gun barrel rifler and air gun maker in Newtown Row, 1807-1811
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