Crossbow with Spanning Lever

Unknown Artist

crossbow, ca. 1540–60 and later; spanning lever, probably first half of the 16th century

Crossbow with Spanning Lever by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (fruitwood, probably pear), staghorn, copper alloy, hemp

Dimensions

crossbow, L. 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm); W. 25 7/16 in. (64.4 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 13 oz. (2,183 g); spanning lever L., extended 22 1/2 in. (57.1 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (632 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

crossbow, Spanish, possibly Madrid; lever, probably Spanish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Archer M. Huntington, 1927

Accession Number

27.160.18a, b

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