A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, CIRCA 1750 A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, CIRCA 1750

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A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, CIRCA 1750

A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, CIRCA 1750 with slender steel bow (string missing), retained by early cords and multi-coloured pom-poms, figured tiller (repaired worm damage), extensively inlaid with engraved staghorn plaques decorated with foliage, flowers and, on the right of the cheek-piece with a coat-of-arms (extensive restorations), the top with engraved bolt channel, fitted with iron stirrup, faceted iron string release catch, set trigger (incomplete), and iron trigger-guard, 65.8 cm tiller

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A GERMAN SPORTING CROSSBOW, CIRCA 1750

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