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Sporting Crossbow

This sporting crossbow is small in size and primarily made from steel with a heavy drawback weight which requires a hand winder to be attached to the top of the stock and engages with the bowstring. The handle on the hand winder is turned and pulls the bow back. The wooden stock of this crossbow is inlaid with plaques that are engraved with images of the life of William Tell, a famous crossbowman. Materials/Media Iron, wood, engraved and stained bone, and wool Dimensions/Measurements Length: 73.2 centimetres Width: 81 centimetres Weight:18.1 centimetres Other notes This crossbow was previously owned by the William Randolph Hearst Collection