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Thursday 25 September 2025 e Friday 26 September 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A remarkable hunting and target crossbow, Late 16th - early 17th Century

Estimate

€ 3.800 - 4.200

Sold

€ 5.000

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Germania
length 67 cm.
Wooden tiller of typical shape, thickened in the centre. Decorated with plates and cow-horn inlaid floral motifs on the sides. The upper plate and the one covering the lower side are both made of white horn plates featuring engraved floral and geometrical motifs (not clearly visible); the lower ones also feature a beautiful depiction of a knight in armour. Bone pommel depicting an anchor with the date “1662”. The nut (probably replaced during use) and an adjustable brass peep sight are present. On the sides there is a cylindrical iron crossed bar for the pocket gun. Circular stirrup with damaged parts. Thick iron bow. The bowstring is not recent, complete with tensioner. Foldaway trigger. Large countercurved iron hand guard provided with a string.

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