BOWS
A German Sporting Crossbow
EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
A German Sporting Crossbow
Early 17th Century
With steel bow retained by later iron loops, wooden tiller (replaced) swelling towards the middle and overlaid on the top with white staghorn panels (some replaced) engraved with running foliage on a hatched ground, iron nut, iron lever trigger bound with cord, and set trigger
26in. (66cm.)
Early 17th Century
With steel bow retained by later iron loops, wooden tiller (replaced) swelling towards the middle and overlaid on the top with white staghorn panels (some replaced) engraved with running foliage on a hatched ground, iron nut, iron lever trigger bound with cord, and set trigger
26in. (66cm.)