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Title
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Schnepper
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HCA Identifier
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Document Number/Property ID: AK006572
Inventory number: W 70/8
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Collection Location
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Collection: Militaria/1
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Date
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About 1900
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Location
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Kingdom of Saxony (now the Province of Saxony, in Germany)
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Description
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At the tip of the crossbow, there is a small suspension ring. The prod has a very slight curve and lacks a bowstring. It is simply wedged through a hole in the stock. The stock is wooden, possibly made of plum wood. The catch is a keylock. This crossbow has an unusually large trigger guard, which may be a later modification. The stock ends in a butt reminiscent of a rifle, with a left-hand cheek rest protruding only slightly. The very end of the butt has a steel cap on it. The Schnepper seems to lack decorative elements beyond slight shaping of the stock and the steel butt cap.
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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.
Deutches Historisches Museum
Collection: Militaria/1
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Crossbow Top Measurements
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Basic measurements:
Height: 14.7 cm
Width: 50.4 cm
Length: 67.1 cm
Weight: 1.46 kg
Detailed measurements:
The stock of the crossbow:
Height: 9.1 cm
Width: 4 cm
Length: 65 cm
Total string length: 504mm
String length: approx. 460mm
Middle prod cross-section: 22mm x 8mm
Outer prod cross-section: 19mm x 4.8mm
String position: approx. 47mm
Total length of the crossbow: 671mm
Stock length: 650mm
Prod - lock: 170mm
Stock cross-section at the prod: 57mm x 34mm
Stock cross-section at the lock: 53mm x 40mm
Stock cross-section at the butt: 91mm x 38mm
Width of the trigger lever: approx. 5.5mm
