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Title
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Halbe Rüstung, vollständig mit Blech verkleidet, 16th century
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HCA Identifier
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Document Number/Property ID: AK006563
Inventory number: W 1130
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Collection Location
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Deutches Historisches Museum.
Collection: Militaria/1
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Date
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1570-1580
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Location
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Dresden, Electorate of Saxony (modern-day Germany)
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Description
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There is a small ring at the tip of the crossbow. The steel prod is covered with parchment. The prod is attached to the stock with bindings, which are decorated with pom-poms. The bowstring has cockscombing. The stock is made of wood covered with thin sheets of steel. The crossbow is etched with patterns of scrollwork and braiding. The prod bears a mark in the shape of a quartered circle surrounded by jagged points. This crossbow was possibly made by Franz Kaphan; the book “Die Armbrust: Schrecken und Schönheit” contains detailed related research.
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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 cm
Width (length of prod): 64.5 cm
Weight: 6.42 kg
Detailed measurements:
Total string length: 645 mm
String length: approx. 580 mm
Middle prod cross-section: 44 mm x 15mm
Outer prod cross-section: 30 mm x 9 mm
String position: 82 mm
String diameter: 13 mm (S) 1 mm (Z)
Total length of the crossbow: 630 mm
Stock length: 606 mm
Prod - lock: 200 mm
Stock cross-section at the prod: 69 mm x 40 mm
Stock cross-section at the lock: 67 mm x 77 mm
Stock cross-section at the butt: 55/52 mm x 51 mm
Nut diameter and width: 39 mm x 32 mm
Width of the trigger lever: 8.5 mm
Diameter of the bridling: 5 mm (S) / 1 mm (Z)
Weight: 6.42 kg
