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Title
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AN ENGLISH STONEBOW BY WILLIAM BARKER, WIGAN, NO. 220
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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MID-18TH CENTURY
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Location
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England
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Description
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The crossbow has a slender steel prod fitted with a contemporary style bowstring and bullet pouch. The string is retained by a pair of irons which blend into a moulded finial at the front of the prod and fitted with a folding fore-sight. The stock is slender and fluted with a built-in gaffle retained by a sliding iron ring. The stock has a folding rear-sight and the front section of the stock is inlaid on the top with an iron panel engraved with a trophy-of-arms, a pair of scrolling side-bars, and turned serial-numbered 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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82.5 cm; 32 1/2 in stock
