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Title
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German Crossbow
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Collection Location
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Date
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1660–1700
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Location
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Germany
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Description
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A German Halberüstung crossbow with a steel prod secured to the wooden stock by a hemp cord bridle. The stock is veneered with staghorn on its top side and at the butt of the crossbow. Further, it features detailed engravings around the upper end, the middle of the stock, and the butt of the stock. It possesses a rolling nut secured with a nusfaden, a four-axle trigger mechanism, and a metal bolt clip above the nut. Behind the nut mechanism is an adjustable folding sight. Running through the crossbow is a transverse pin used to support the crossbow’s spanning device. The butt of the stock contains a concave cheek rest made for a right-handed crossbowman. The string of the crossbow is of hemp fiber, while the trigger guard is made of steel and has a cord wrapped along it in addition to two red pompoms
Materials: Wood, steel, staghorn, cord, and silk fiber
Measurements: 14 × 62.2 × 58.4 cm (5 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 23 in.)
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Source
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Art Institute of Chicago
