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Title
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A LARGE FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
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Location
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Flemish
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Description
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This crossbow has a heavy steel prod retained by large moulded iron and fitted with an early bowstring. The walnut stock has a large protruding bevelled rest, steel-lined bolt channel, bone nut, and is inlaid with a vacant heart-shaped escutcheon. The stock has large brass side-plates, a steel stirrup, a steel bar trigger, and a moulded steel trigger-guard.
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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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96cm; 37 3/4in stock
