The “Horloge sins weine” & the “Reutte latte” Crossbows, 16th Century

Title
The “Horloge sins weine” & the “Reutte latte” Crossbows, 16th Century
Collection Location
Museum of the Company of Old Crossbowmen of Visé (Musée de la Compagnie des Anciens Arbalétriers Visétois), Rue Haute 46, 4600 Visé, Belgium
Date
16th century
Location
possibly Belgium
Description
The crossbow has a metal prod, attached to the wooden stock with bow irons. The nut is made of wood. The trigger is a lever-type trigger. There are pieces of bone and horn on the top of the crossbow; the bone pieces are white and the horn pieces are beige. A specific historically common method was used to boil and shape the horn pieces.
Source
Information and images courtesy of the Museum of the Royal Company of Old Crossbowmen of Visé (Musée de la Compagnie Royale des Anciens Arbalétriers Visétois), through their publication "Saint Georges & l'arbalète," or "Saint George & the Crossbow."

Bibliography
Nihon, Jean-Pol. "Première partie: L'arbalète." In Saint Georges & l'arbalète, edited by Jean-Pol Nihon, 5-50. Visé: Compagnie des Anciens Arbalétriers Visétois, 2010.
Crossbow Top Measurements
Width (length of prod): 55 cm
Weight: 3.3 kg