A German Halberüstung crossbow with a steel prod secured to the wooden stock by a hemp cord bridle. The stock is veneered with staghorn on its top side and at the butt of the crossbow. Further, it features detailed engravings around the upper end, the middle of the stock, and the butt of the stock. It possesses a rolling nut secured with a nusfaden, a four-axle trigger mechanism, and a metal bolt clip above the nut. Behind the nut mechanism is an adjustable folding sight. Running through the crossbow is a transverse pin used to support the crossbow’s spanning device. The butt of the stock contains a concave cheek rest made for a right-handed crossbowman. The string of the crossbow is of hemp fiber, while the trigger guard is made of steel and has a cord wrapped along it in addition to two red pompoms Materials: Wood, steel, staghorn, cord, and silk fiber Measurements: 14 × 62.2 × 58.4 cm (5 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 23 in.)

A Spanish style crossbow with a wooden stock made from fruitwood and a steel prod that runs through the middle of the front end of the crossbow. Of notable attention is the prod, where it is secured in place with both brass metal plate and a woven hemp cord wrapped around the prod itself and threaded through an opening in the upper portion of the stock. It possesses a rolling nut made of bone that is securely set within the wooden stock. The upper side of the crossbow features a bolt groove inlaid with bone. At the sides of the crossbow’s middle surrounding the nut are more brass metal plates and a transverse pin running through the stock. The butt of the crossbow is encased with brass metal plates as well, and the crossbow’s trigger is made of steel. Materials: Steel, iron, brass, fruitwood, bone, and hemp Measurements: 9.5 × 77.5 × 57.2 cm (3 3/4 × 30 1/2 × 22 1/2 in.)

A hunting crossbow originating from Dresden, Germany. It features a wooden prod with four woolen pompoms at its front and two behind the prod situated in the corners at the top of the stock. It features a woven hemp fiber string and a transverse pin used to help span the crossbow string with a spanning device. Two additional wooden pompoms are at the upper portion of the stock. The stock itself is made of walnut veneered with staghorn. Along the top of the crossbow are intricate floral engravings and at its sides it is ornately decorated with mythological figures, beasts, and items. It has a single axis nut trigger mechanism used to fix the bowstring in place prior to firing and is secured with a thread through the nut. Materials: Steel, walnut, staghorn, bovine horn, bone, silk fiber, and hemp Dimensions: 12.7 × 62.2 × 59.7 cm (5 × 24 1/4 × 23 1/2 in.)

A composite crossbow comprising of bone, horn, and sinew and bound together with glue made of animal skin. It is waterproof as its prod enveloped in painted birch bark but does show significant wear as its underlying layers have surfaced. The stock is made of cherrywood and inlaid with bone. It possesses a single axis nut kept in place with a thread known as the nussfaden. It contains a steel transverse pin used as a hold to span the device in preparation of firing. Its trigger is also made of steel. At the fore of the prod is a steel plate, a later addition which served as a repair and used as an area to keep the crossbow bolts in place. Dimensions 12.1 × 77.5 × 78.8 cm (4 3/4 × 30 1/2 × 31 in.)