the first with robust steel bow (string missing), figured walnut tiller of gun-stock form with carved bolt channel, fitted with a pair of long iron plaques on each side over three-quarters of its length enclosing the nut, fitted with steel spike, iron nut, a pair of iron lugs for a windlass, iron trigger, iron trigger-plate, and iron butt-cap (iron parts pitted, butt repaired), the second comprising rectangular box pierced with two trefoils and a pair of slots on each side, fitted with a brass wheel either side, a pair of slightly curved iron arms and turned wooden handles, the first: 87.5 cm tiller
Sold for £260
the first with robust steel bow (string missing), figured walnut tiller of gun-stock form with carved bolt channel, fitted with a pair of long iron plaques on each side over three-quarters of its length enclosing the nut, fitted with steel spike, iron nut, a pair of iron lugs for a windlass, iron trigger, iron trigger-plate, and iron butt-cap (iron parts pitted, butt repaired), the second comprising rectangular box pierced with two trefoils and a pair of slots on each side, fitted with a brass wheel either side, a pair of slightly curved iron arms and turned wooden handles, the first: 87.5 cm tiller
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023