Light Crossbow (Schnepper) and Lever from the Armory of Moritzburg Castle

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut and possibly hornbeam), staghorn, horn, wool, silk

Dimensions

crossbow, L. 27 15/16 in. (70.9 cm); W. 26 3/4 in. (67.9 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 6 oz. (1,975 g); push lever, L. 24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 1 oz. (480 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

German, Dresden

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange, 1970

Accession Number

1970.102.1a, b