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MID-LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW
MID-LATE 17TH CENTURY
With 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) steel bow struck with a maker's mark, original cord binding, later twisted cord string, fruitwood tiller with inlaid white staghorn panels, lines and roundels each engraved with foliage or running scrollwork, horn bolt-clip, set trigger and iron lever trigger, with old brass collection tag
MID-LATE 17TH CENTURY
With 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) steel bow struck with a maker's mark, original cord binding, later twisted cord string, fruitwood tiller with inlaid white staghorn panels, lines and roundels each engraved with foliage or running scrollwork, horn bolt-clip, set trigger and iron lever trigger, with old brass collection tag
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