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Lot 235

A German Sporting Crossbow And Goat's Foot Lever
Late 18th Century

22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £660 inc. premium

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A German Sporting Crossbow And Goat's Foot Lever
Late 18th Century

With slender bow retained by its original cord bindings (string missing) retaining an original pom-pom and remains of decorative woollen strings, figured tiller with cheekpiece and sparsely incised decoration, staghorn bolt-rest (fore-sight missing) engraved with an arrow and 'GWLA' over '83', iron loop, nut and bolt-clip, brass butt-plate, iron trigger-guard indented for the fingers, and set trigger; the wooden goat's foot lever (split, some worming) of characteristic form hinged together and with iron hook for the cord (iron parts rust patinated ) (2)
76.5 cm. and 65 cm.

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