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A German Sporting Crossbow, And An English Bullet CrossbowThe First LAte 16th Century, The Last Early 19th Century
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,500 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA German Sporting Crossbow, And An English Bullet Crossbow
The First LAte 16th Century, The Last Early 19th Century
The First LAte 16th Century, The Last Early 19th Century
The first with steel bow struck with a mark on the inside (Neue Støckel 6453), secured by its original cords, and retaining its green silk cord at the front for pom-poms (missing), original string of twisted cord, swelling wooden tiller (wormed and damaged), the top veneered in staghorn with line engraved borders above a thin veneered line along both sides formed of small diamond-shaped panels of light and dark wood, iron bolt-retainer (mechanism missing, trigger-lever mostly missing), folding adjustable brass back-sight, serrated iron thumb-piece, and iron ring for suspension (old patination and surface rust); the second with slender steel bow, folding adjustable fore-sight acting against a side-spring and above the acorn-shaped finial, figured flat-sided tiller with gun butt, the latter with chequered grip, and steel mounts including scroll trigger-guard with pineapple finial (gaffle and back-sight missing, steel parts with surface rust) (2)
57 cm. and 82 cm. long
57 cm. and 82 cm. long








