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Title
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A German Sporting Crossbow
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HCA Identifier
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120
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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CIRCA 1600
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Description
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With robust steel bow struck with a mark, a cross in a circle surmounted by a coronet, and secured by its original cords, wooden tiller swelling towards the middle and with hollowed cheek-piece, the top entirely veneered in white staghorn engraved with flower-heads and flowering foliage, the flanks and underside with inlaid white staghorn bands engraved with further foliage (some loss to staghorn on the underside), the butt-plate engraved with scrollwork and a large flower-head, bone nut, folding iron rear-sight replacing the bolt-clip, iron cranequin-lugs retaining some gilt finish, incomplete gilt set trigger mechanism with swivelling safety-catch, and iron suspension loop
24in. (61cm.) span
£6,000-7,000 USS9,100-11,000
€6,800-7,900
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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
