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Title
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Halbe Rüstung mit Sonderschlosskonstruktion
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HCA Identifier
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Document Number/Property ID: AK006562
Inventory number: W 1131
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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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About 1580
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Location
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South Germany or Saxony
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Description
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An armor crossbow with a cheek piece on the left side. The stock is made of plum wood. Its upper surface is almost completely covered in bone and accompanied on both sides by bone coverings engraved with scrollwork. The underside is decorated with scrollwork in the area of the lock parts; the same engravings appear on the stock’s sides near the butt end of the stock. Both side surfaces are flanked at the top and bottom by an inlaid strip of bone decorated with a braided pattern. The remaining surfaces are adorned with delicate tendrils and blossoms, as well as animal depictions. Part of the inlay work and the butt cap are missing. A multi-axle lock mechanism is embedded in the stock. Only a piece of the bolt holder made of dark horn has survived; behind it, a hinged, rectangular sight is screwed to the stock.
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Source
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https://objekt.db.dhm.de/objekt/AK006562
Deutches Historisches Museum.
Collection: Militaria/1
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Crossbow Top Measurements
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Total crossbow size:
Height: 16
Width: 59.5
Length: 62
Weight: 4040
The stock of the crossbow:
Length: 60
