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Title
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Late 16th Century Crossbow
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HCA Identifier
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CSC141
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Collection Location
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Henry Krank & Company Ltd 100-104 Lowtown, Pudsey, West Yorkshire LS28 9AY, UK
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Date
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16th Century
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Location
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Italy
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Description
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An Antique Late 16th Century Italian Stonebow with a slender recurved iron bow. Has a fruitwood tiller with curved neck and rounded “dolphin-like” projection behind the gaffle. Has turned knob-shaped fruitwood finial and the iron mounts including gaffle are held by a chiselled “cartouche-shaped” side-plate.
Materials/Media Iron, fruitwood
Dimensions/Measurements Overall length 98.8cm.
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Source
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Henry Krank & Company Ltd 100-104 Lowtown, Pudsey, West Yorkshire LS28 9AY, UK
https://www.henrykrank.com/late-16th-century-crossbow-csc141/
