Crossbow Bolt Box (Bolzenkasten) with Accessories

Medium

Wood (poplar, walnut, plum, ash), steel, iron alloy, copper alloy, staghorn, feathers (probably goose)

Dimensions

box: H. 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm); W. 15 15/16 in. (40.4 cm); D. 8 3/32 in. (20.5 cm); target bolt (.2i): L. 12 31/32 in. (32.9 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (37 g); target bolt (.2j): L. 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (38 g); tool (.2k): L. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 1 17/32 in. (3.9 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (105 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment

Culture

German, probably Dresden

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1970

Accession Number

1970.102.2a–k