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Title
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Hornbogenarmbrust, 15th century
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HCA Identifier
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Document Number/Property ID: AK006566
Inventory number: W 145
Zeughas Berlin (Inv.-Nr. AB 22423).
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Collection Location
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Deutches Historisches Museum.
Collection: Militaria/1
Zeughas, Berlin, Germany
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Date
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1460-1480
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Location
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Central Europe
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Description
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This crossbow lacks a suspension ring or stirrup.
The composite prod has some birchbark left on it. There are traces of decorative patterns on the birchbark. Notably for a crossbow of its age, the prod has its original bowstring. Hemp bindings attach the prod to the wooden stock. The stock has thin plates of bone along the top. Around the nut area, there are also strips of dark horn. The nut is held in place with a nussfaden, or nut thread. The crossbow has a single axle lock mechanism and a trigger lever. The stock has a transverse cranequin pin or lug. The left side of the stock has a partially obscured decorative pattern.
The end of the stock appears to be cracked.
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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: 63.1 cm
Width (length of prod): 54.0 cm
Weight: 1.84 kg
Detailed measurements:
Total string length: 540 mm
String length: approx. 470 mm
Middle prod cross-section: 49 mm 39 mm
Outer prod cross-section: 37 mm x 31 mm
String position: approx. 70 mm
String diameter: 11.5 mm (S) .8 mm (Z)
Total length of the crossbow; 631 mm
Stock length: 608 mm
Prod - lock: 210 mm
Stock cross-section at the prod: 63 mm x 32 mm
Stock cross-section at the lock: 55 mm x 52 mm
Stock cross-section at the butt: 54 mm x 25 mm
Nut diameter and width: 39 mm x 28 mm
Width of the trigger lever: 8 mm
Diameter of the bridling: 5.5 mm (S)
Weight: 1.84 kg
