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THB17th C. German Steel Schnepper Crossbow w/ Wood Stock
Lot 165a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Central Europe, Germany, ca. mid-17th century CE. A fine example of a German Schnepper (stonebow) of a characteristic form with a hand-carved wooden backstock on the verso. The steel body features a broad bow without an included string surmounted by vertical fore-sights with button terminals, and a petite ring is affixed on the front. The body houses a built-in gaffle with a folding back sight in front of a maker's mark reading "HSB" enclosed with a bird, and a spring-caught button trigger beneath primes the slender trigger within the sinuous trigger guard. The wooden stock is engraved with intricate stippling and star-form motifs, and an inlay of ungulate wood or deer antler is presented along one side. Size: 19.125" L x 13.25" W (48.6 cm x 33.7 cm)
A similar example with a more ornate backstock hammered for GBP 5,520 ($7,073.43) at Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge "Fine Antique Arms & Armour from the Henk L. Visser Collection" auction (November 28, 2007, lot 143).
Provenance: ex-estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, acquired before 2000
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#159235Original bow string missing as shown. Stable fissure to bottom of body, with stickiness to gaffle, spring button, and trigger, nicks and abrasions to body, bow arms, and wooden backstock, and softening to some incised backstock details. Great patina throughout. Crossbow has not been tested for firing functionality, however spring button and trigger still function as intended.Condition
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