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Title
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1547 Alpine Crossbow
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Collection Location
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Liechtenstein Collections
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Date
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1547
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Location
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Alpine region
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Description
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An Alpine rustung crossbow with a wooden stock and a steel prod. The stock is attached to the prod with woven hemp cord with the prod itself containing a hemp bowstring. The stock is made of wood and veneered in bone on its sides featuring a decorative design depicting mythological creatures both engraved and blackened. The crossbow possesses a nut mechanism held in place with a piece of thread. At the butt of the crossbow is a thumb rest made for a right-handed user. At its underside is a steel trigger mechanism. Towards the butt of the crossbow is a transverse pin running through the stock that is used to span in the crossbow in preparation of shooting.
Material: steel, wood, veneered in bone, engraved and blackened, hemp
Measurements Total length: 65.8 cm, 56.0 cm chord length, weight: 3.2 cm
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Source
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Liechtenstein Collections
