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An English Bullet CrossbowBy Ward, Almost Certainly James Of Warrington, No. 609, Circa 1815
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,062.50 inc. premium
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An English Bullet Crossbow
By Ward, Almost Certainly James Of Warrington, No. 609, Circa 1815
By Ward, Almost Certainly James Of Warrington, No. 609, Circa 1815
With slender steel bow, folding adjustable fore-sight acting against a side-spring and mounted above the turned acorn-shaped terminal, expertly replaced strings with brass spacers, border engraved folding back-sight signed in gothic letters and decorated with foliage, engraved built in gaffle retained by a sprung catch at the rear, figured flat-sided tiller with gun butt and chequered grip, steel mounts comprising bow mount and scrolled side-plates, butt-plate, and foliate engraved trigger-guard with globe-shaped finial (some light rust patination)
81 cm.
81 cm.
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Provenance:
Sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 27 November 2003, lot 127
James Ward of Warrington, Lancashire, is recorded as a crossbowmaker circa 1813-28








