Italian Bullet Crossbow · Historical Crossbow Archive

Title: Italian Bullet Crossbow
HCA Identifier: XI.88
Collection Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Date: c. 1600
Location: Italy
Description: Used for sporting. Stock made of wood with a curved fore-end. Upper surface carved with what is believed to be the arms of the Aldobrandini family. Thin metal prod. Folding sight in the form of an arch with ornamentation and a fork at the front to hold the front sight(string and bead are missing). Pyramidal spike at the front made of metal. Long, curved trigger ornamented with square mouldings(balusters). A carved seahorse in which the head is missing forms the decorative volute. Butt has circular mouldings. Bow irons are used to secure the bow to the stock. The nut is missing as well as the original string.
Source: Collection Royal Armouries, Study Collection
Link:: Data and images courtesy to; https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-20259
Crossbow Top Measurements: Length: 99.1 cm
Span 63.5 cm
Weight: 1.96 kg