slender steel bow retained by a pair of irons and fitted with a later string of twisted cord, wooden tiller of characteristic form (cracked and repaired), inlaid with engraved ivory plaques including masks, putti, monsterhead tendrils and scrolling foliage (some wear and restorations), fitted with conical iron tip, fixed front sight, folding back-sight, curved moulded trigger, and turned wooden finial 88.5 cm; 34 7/8 in tiller Estimate: £700-1000 Sale Data: 28.06.2017 Hammer Price: €1400

slender iron bow retained by a pair of irons and fitted with a large loop, early string (worn and frayed), carved wooden tiller decorated with foliage, including a scrolling rest at the front, a stag's head in the round beneath the butt and chequered grip (small cracks, the grip cracked through and repaired), fitted with ivory nut, brass bolt channel, fully adjustable iron fore-sight, standing back-sight, brass lugs for a windlass, spurred brass trigger-guard, double set trigger, and brass butt-plate 78.0 cm; 30 3/4 in tiller Estimate: £1500-2000 Sale Data: 27.06.2018 Hammer Price: €3200

robust steel bow retained by strings of bound cord, struck with the date '1721' on the top and a bull's head mark on the inside, fitted with string of twisted cords, fruitwood tiller hollowed for the thumb at the rear, inlaid with border-engraved staghorn plaques and further staghorn plaques at the edges, fitted with brass nut retained by a pair of shaped brass brackets on either side, a pair of iron lugs for a cranequin, iron trigger, and iron stirrup 82.5cm; 32 1/2in tiller It would appear that this bow was extensively refurbished in the early 18th Century, incorporating a number of earlier elements. Estimate: £2500-3500 Sale Data: 29.06.2011 Hammer Price: €1500

wooden shafts and flights (losses and chips), eight with pointed iron heads and short sockets and two with multi-point heads for stunning (one head missing, the iron pitted) 35.5 cm; 14 in average length Estimate: £120-180 Sale Data: 02.12.2020 Hammer Price: €650

robust steel bow stamped with a bull's head mark on the inside, retained by a pair of pierced irons and fitted with an early string of twisted cords, figured hardwood tiller applied with a shaped iron plaque on each side of the nut cavity, inlaid with pairs of segmental lines in white staghorn (losses), the bolt channel inlaid with contrasting pieces of horn, fitted with iron stirrup, bone nut, moulded iron trigger, and bone butt-cap (chipped); and complete with its iron windlass formed of a pair of wheels with hooks for attaching to the string, near rectangular cover pierced with tracery to fit over the tiller and a pair of writhen iron arms with turned wooden handles for winding (the cords replaced) 93.8cm; 36 7/8in Estimate: £2000-3000 Sale Data: 29.06.2011 Hammer Price: €1200

with robust steel bow stamped with a bull's head mark on the inside, retained by a pair of pierced robust irons (string missing), figured hardwood tiller applied with a large pierced iron plaque on each side of the nut cavity, inlaid with segmental lines, the top with small pieces of mother-of-pearl (losses), the underside with rest of characteristic form, (small chips and cracks), fitted with iron stirrup, pierced iron fore-end cap en suite with the irons, iron bolt channel, bone nut, moulded iron trigger, and plain butt-cap (the iron parts pitted) 104.5cm; 41 1/4in tiller A bow struck with the same mark is preserved in the Royal Netherlands Army Museum, Delft. See J. Sensfelder 2007, Cat. No. 6. Estimate: £2000-3000 Sale Data: 29.06.2011 Hammer Price: €0

with robust steel bow stamped with a bull's head mark on the inside, retained by a pair of pierced robust irons (string missing), figured hardwood tiller applied with a large pierced iron plaque on each side of the nut cavity, inlaid with segmental lines, the top with small pieces of mother-of-pearl (losses), the underside with rest of characteristic form, (small chips and cracks), fitted with iron stirrup, pierced iron fore-end cap en suite with the irons, iron bolt channel, bone nut, moulded iron trigger, and plain butt-cap (the iron parts pitted) 104.5cm; 41 1/4in tiller A bow struck with the same mark is preserved in the Royal Netherlands Army Museum, Delft. See J. Sensfelder 2007, Cat. No. 6. Estimate: £1000-1500 Sale Data: 07.12.2011 Hammer Price: €800