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Title
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A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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LATE 16TH CENTURY
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Location
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Germany
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Description
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This crossbow is dated to the 19th century and features a robust steel prod stamped with the maker's initials 'J. H. & S.' on the inside. The prod is fitted with a bowstring of twisted cord and retained by further cords. The stock is made of ebonised hardwood, swelling about the nut. The stock is veneered with a staghorn plaque on the top and bottom, engraved with scrolls of foliage, inlaid with staghorn rosettes and a pair of segmental lines on each side. The mechanism features a bone nut, a pair of iron lugs, retains a portion of its trigger mechanism, and is pierced with a hole for a loading rod on the underside.
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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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71cm; 28in stock
