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Title
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AN ENGLISH BULLET CROSSBOW (PROD) & A LONGBOW
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HCA Identifier
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118
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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THE FIRST BY BOLTON, WIGAN, LAST QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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Description
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The first with iron bow retaining original cord strings, walnut tiller with chequered grip, iron mounts engraved with decorative borders, scrollwork and game scenes, the folding rear-sight signed 'BOLTON WIGAN', the fore-end signed 'BOLTON'S IMPROVED CROSS BOW, and silver escutcheon engraved with initials (fore-sight posts missing, iron parts discoloured, tiller cracked and repaired around mechanism and on butt); the second of characteristic form with shaped horn nocks, green textile covered grip, and numbered '46' The first 30¼in. (76.7cm.) span, the second 74in. (188cm.) long (2)
£500-800
US$760-1,200
€ $70-900
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Source
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SOUTH KENSINGTON
ANTIQUE ARMS,
ARMOUR AND
COLLECTORS FIREARMS
Wednesday 23 November 2011
a t 10.30 am
