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A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW AND WINDLASS
A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW AND WINDLASS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with robust steel bow stamped twice with a mark on the inside, fitted with a later string of twisted cord and retained by a pair of irons, figured walnut tiller applied with a large iron plaque on each side of the nut cavity, associated bone nut, the underside with moulded rest, fitted with steel fork in place of its stirrup, moulded trigger, complete with a steel cranequin,
98cm; 38 5/8in tiller
Sold for £1,000
A FLEMISH TARGET CROSSBOW AND WINDLASS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with robust steel bow stamped twice with a mark on the inside, fitted with a later string of twisted cord and retained by a pair of irons, figured walnut tiller applied with a large iron plaque on each side of the nut cavity, associated bone nut, the underside with moulded rest, fitted with steel fork in place of its stirrup, moulded trigger, complete with a steel cranequin,
98cm; 38 5/8in tiller