17TH CENTURY
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A Very Rare German Working Miniature Stonebow (Schnepper)
17th Century
With slender bow retaining its cord strings with wooden spacers (iron retaining wedges missing), two baluster fore-sight pillars, built-in gaffle stamped with a shield-shaped mark, a squirrel, and held by a spring-catch at the rear, baluster iron trigger-guard of circular and octagonal dection, button-set trigger, folding back-sight, fruitwood butt inlaid with white staghorn lines and brass scrollwork framing white staghorn oval plaques, and later white staghorn butt-plate retained by three large-headed iron pins
11½in. (29.2cm.)
The unidentified mark is found on a group of stonebows inscribed 'Moritz' 'Sam' in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Royal Armouries, Leeds (XI 17), and in the collection of the Duke of Brunswick. The last was exhibited at the Tower of London, 10 April-31 October 1952, No. 123. The same mark is also found on a stonebow in the G.P. Jenkinson collection, exhibited at the Musée Rath, Geneva, 26 May-27 August 1972, No. 319.
17th Century
With slender bow retaining its cord strings with wooden spacers (iron retaining wedges missing), two baluster fore-sight pillars, built-in gaffle stamped with a shield-shaped mark, a squirrel, and held by a spring-catch at the rear, baluster iron trigger-guard of circular and octagonal dection, button-set trigger, folding back-sight, fruitwood butt inlaid with white staghorn lines and brass scrollwork framing white staghorn oval plaques, and later white staghorn butt-plate retained by three large-headed iron pins
11½in. (29.2cm.)
The unidentified mark is found on a group of stonebows inscribed 'Moritz' 'Sam' in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Royal Armouries, Leeds (XI 17), and in the collection of the Duke of Brunswick. The last was exhibited at the Tower of London, 10 April-31 October 1952, No. 123. The same mark is also found on a stonebow in the G.P. Jenkinson collection, exhibited at the Musée Rath, Geneva, 26 May-27 August 1972, No. 319.