A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW
FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
With steel bow struck on the inside with a mark, retained by cords, fruitwood tiller veneered above and below with engraved white staghorn panels, strung with twisted cord, and with long downcurved iron trigger
23 in. (58.5 cm.) long
The mark on the bow is similar to those listed in Der Neue Støckel (6451-2) as noted on Saxon crossbows
A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW
FIRST QUARTER 17TH CENTURY
With steel bow struck on the inside with a mark, retained by cords, fruitwood tiller veneered above and below with engraved white staghorn panels, strung with twisted cord, and with long downcurved iron trigger
23 in. (58.5 cm.) long
The mark on the bow is similar to those listed in Der Neue Støckel (6451-2) as noted on Saxon crossbows
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