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Title
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AN UNUSUAL GERMAN ALL-STEEL CROSSBOW OF SCHNEPPER FORM
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HCA Identifier
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121
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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Description
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With slender steel bow with cord string, probably original, two fore-sight pillars with turned cross-piece fitted to the front of the tiller, sliding fore-end cut with a channel for the bolt and small block containing the clip for the string both operated by the lever-arm, the block incorporating a spring-clip to hold the tail of the bolt in position and a folding rear-sight, the lever-arm struck with a gold-lined (some loss) maker's mark of a squirrel and retained by a spring-clip, set trigger, slender trigger-guard, and lightly carved walnut butt of characteristic form inlaid with a bone oval engraved with initials (cleaned bright overall, fore-sight cross-piece probably replaced)
25/in. (65.8cm.) overall
A 1,500-2,000 US$2,300-3,000
€1,700-2,200
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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
