Bullet Crossbow

Title

Bullet Crossbow

HCA Identifier

XI.14

Collection Location

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Date

17th century

Location

France

Description

Used for small game. Wooden stock with a curved fore-end reinforced with a steel terminal. Behind the trigger, the stock curves to form a hand grip. Metal bow secured with bow irons with sight fork attached on top and a pyramidal spike at the front. Cord and cradle are preserved. Missing backsight. Carved with lines of acanthus leaves and, at the fore-end, a grotesque mask, in its open mouth a turned steel terminal.

Source

Collection Royal Armouries, Study Collection, Leeds, England

Link:

Data and images courtesy to

https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-927

Crossbow Top Measurements

Length: 997 mm
Span: 737 mm
Weight: 2.01 kg