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Title
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A crossbow with cranequin
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Collection Location
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Private Collection
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Date
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End of the 16th century
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Location
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Germany
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Description
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The steel prod is secured to the front of the stock with hemp string. It is corded with a yellow and green braided string that has come loose with six green pom poms on the outside of the prod. There is a circular metal suspension ring also secure to the front of the stock by hemp cord. The bowstring is made of twisted hemp cord. There is a bolt rest at the front of the stock. The wooden stock is veneered in bone on top and on the underside with simple line decorations leaving a small section of wood uncovered. The lock mechanism is a rolling nut with a nut made of bone. The end of the stock has lateral lugs to stop the cord of the cranequin. It has a simple metal trigger guard lever.
It is accompanied by an iron cranequin which has a lever with a wooden handle.
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Source
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CZERNY'S INTERNATIONAL AUCTION HOUSE
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Crossbow Top Measurements
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Length 65 cm
