8th Dec, 2021 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
238
A RARE CROSSBOW, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR SPANISH
A RARE CROSSBOW, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR SPANISH
with robust steel bow retained by a pair of moulded irons, fitted with an early string of twisted cord, hardwood tiller with bone bolt channel, fitted with an iron plaque on each side of the nut aperture (the nut missing, worm damage), incised with a medial line along the top towards the rear, and the underside with a short pierced belt hook and trigger rest (trigger missing)
70.0 cm; 27 1/2 in tiller
Sold for £1,300
A RARE CROSSBOW, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR SPANISH
with robust steel bow retained by a pair of moulded irons, fitted with an early string of twisted cord, hardwood tiller with bone bolt channel, fitted with an iron plaque on each side of the nut aperture (the nut missing, worm damage), incised with a medial line along the top towards the rear, and the underside with a short pierced belt hook and trigger rest (trigger missing)
70.0 cm; 27 1/2 in tiller
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 8th Dec, 2021
