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Title
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A target crossbow, Saxony, ca. 1820
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Collection Location
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Private location
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Date
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c. 1820s
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Location
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Germany
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Description
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This crossbow features a blackened steel prod, stamped "R" (Johann Friedrich Rothe, Leipzig) on the right inner side, secured to the bow by thick bridling. Riveted in front is a suspension ring and a laterally inserted bolt bridge. The fruitwood stock is covered with engraved bone inlays and figurative carving on the butt, and a fish-scale pattern decorated with nails on the handle with a silver, and a rounded cheek rest elaborately decorated on the stock. The bow is operated with a folding catch with a large bolt clip is on top of the nut, and the hair and set triggers are located within the iron trigger guard.
Hermann Historica compares this to a similar piece signed "JFR" in the Hallwylska museet, Stockholm, and Richter, H., "Einmedenk der alten Zeit", exhibition catalog, Stadtmuseum Weimar, 2011, p. 51.
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Link:
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https://www.hermann-historica.de/en/auctions/lot/id/33965
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Crossbow Top Measurements
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52.5cm
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Crossbow Side Measurements
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67cm
