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Title
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Bullet Crossbow, Nuremberg, around 1600
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HCA Identifier
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HHA834407
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Collection Location
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Private collection
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Description
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This crossbow’s stock is made of steel and has a braided bowstring made of hemp and a pocket made to hold the pellet when firing. It possesses a cocking lever and appears to have repairs made to stock. There is an iron trigger guard and a folding back sight. The butt of the crossbow is the cheek rest made of walnut wood and bone inlay, which features a decorative engraving of a bird.
Length 57 cm.
Condition: II -"
