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Title
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Halbe Rüstung mit Zweiachserschloss, Late 15th Century
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HCA Identifier
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Document Number/Property ID: AK006565
Inventory number: W 59/3092
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Collection Location
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Deutches Historisches Museum, Germany
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Date
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1480-1500
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Location
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Southern Germany
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Description
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Though not visible in the photo, sources describe this crossbow as having a suspension ring at its tip. The steel prod is crudely made and still has its bowstring. Bindings made of hemp secure the prod to the fruitwood stock. The topside and underside of the stock are covered with bone plates. The sides feature bone inlay in an elongated diamond-like shape.
The crossbow has a two-axle lock system and a trigger lever. In the stock, there is a transverse cranequin pin. The underside of the stock is engraved with hatching.
Towards the end of the stock, there is a slight cheek rest on the left side.
The butt has some damage.
It is likely that this crossbow would originally have had a composite prod, and the steel prod now present is a replacement from a later point in its period of use.
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Source
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Sven, Lüker, and Jens Sensfelder. Die Armbrust: Schrecken und Schönheit [The Crossbow: Terror and Beauty]. Münich: Hirmer, 2020.
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Crossbow Top Measurements
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Basic Measurements:
Length: 63.2 cm
Width (length of prod): 58.5 cm
Weight: 3.04 kg
Detailed Measurements:
Total string length: 585 mm
String length: approx. 530 mm
Center prod cross-section: 35.5 mm x 12 mm
Outer prod cross-section: 26 mm x mm
String position: approx. 110 mm
String diameter: 11 mm (S) / 1 mm (Z)
Total length of the crossbow: 632 mm
Length of stock: 620 mm
Prod - lock: 195 mm
Stock cross-section at the prod: 57 mm x 36 mm
Stock cross-section at the lock: 51 mm x 53 mm
Stock cross-section at the butt: 38 mm x 32 mm
Nut diameter x width: 40 mm x 31 mm
Width of the trigger lever: 9 mm
Einbundfadendurchmesser (measurement of the bridling): 5 mm (S) / 1 mm (Z)
Weight 3.04 kg
