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BY WILLIAM BARKER, WIGAN, NO. 277, CIRCA 1760
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AN ENGLISH BULLET CROSSBOW
By William Barker, Wigan, No. 277, circa 1760
With slender steel bow retaining old strings (damaged) with bone spacers, foliate engraved built-in gaffle retained by a catch at the rear, signed engraved back-sight, sprung fore-sight, flat-sided walnut gun-stock with engraved iron mounts and inlaid shaped decorative panel in front of the lock, trigger-guard with second pattern acorn finial, and serial numbered butt-plate (iron parts with some wear and surface pitting)
29in (73.7cm.)
By William Barker, Wigan, No. 277, circa 1760
With slender steel bow retaining old strings (damaged) with bone spacers, foliate engraved built-in gaffle retained by a catch at the rear, signed engraved back-sight, sprung fore-sight, flat-sided walnut gun-stock with engraved iron mounts and inlaid shaped decorative panel in front of the lock, trigger-guard with second pattern acorn finial, and serial numbered butt-plate (iron parts with some wear and surface pitting)
29in (73.7cm.)
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