AN ITALIAN STONEBOW

Title

AN ITALIAN STONEBOW

Collection Location

Private Collection

Date

17TH CENTURY

Location

Italy

Description

The crossbow features a slender steel prod and a fruit wood stock carved with raised bands and a scroll above the trigger. The weapon is fitted with a fixed moulded steel fore-sight, folding rear-sight, and a pair of small engraved side-plates. The slender trigger has moulded finial and a later addition turned pommel.

Source

Thomas Del Mar Ltd in association with Sotheby's

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Data and images courtesy of

Thomas Del Mar Ltd/Olympia Auctions

Crossbow Top Measurements

94.5cm; 37 1/4in stock