17th century Swiss Hunting Crossbow · Historical Crossbow Archive

Title: 17th century Swiss Hunting Crossbow
Collection Location: Bilzen, Limburg, Belgium
Date: c. 1650–1700
Location: Switzerland or Germany
Description: This crossbow has a blackened steel prod with a string made of horn and bridle binding made of dark brown rope. There is an upper front plate on top of the prod. The wooden stock is inlaid with horn and the lock mechanism is made of iron. The square rear sight is folded over the bolt clip. The middle of the stock is beveled unevenly with several dents on the wood. The butt stock is damaged as well as shown with the black oxidization. The crossbow has an iron trigger guard and trigger with partial white roping.
Source: Art Classique
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Crossbow Top Measurements: Length 56 cm, width 50 cm