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Title
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AN ENGLISH STONEBOW
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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Location
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England
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Description
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The slender steel prod is fitted with a later string of bound cord. The slender fruitwood stock is incised with pairs of lines over its full length and inlaid with an engraved shaped brass panel on the top. It is fitted with a built-in steel gaffle with a folding rear-sight, a button-shaped cocking lever retained by a slender steel band, a folding fore-sight with later string and ivory ball, a pair of steel side-plates, and compressed steel pommel.
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Source
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd in association with Sotheby's
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Crossbow Top Measurements
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72.2cm; 28 1/2in stock
