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An English Bullet CrossbowLate 18th/Early 19th Century
24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £720 inc. premium
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Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Late 18th/Early 19th Century
With slender iron bow with later string, built-in gaffle retained by a sprung catch at the rear, sprung folding back-sight and fore-sight, the latter mounted above the button finial, figured flat-sided tiller (extensively repaired) stamped 'Roy King Blackpool' on the inside and with gun butt, iron mounts comprising scrolled side-plates, butt-plate and trigger-guard, and modern silver escutcheon engraved 'W. Barker Wigan c. 1780' (iron parts with some pitting)
77.5 cm.
77.5 cm.








