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A German Sporting Crossbow And Goat's Foot LeverLate 18th Century
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £660 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA German Sporting Crossbow And Goat's Foot Lever
Late 18th Century
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.
76.5 cm. and 65 cm.








