Pellet Crossbow

Unknown Artist

probably 1550–1600

Pellet Crossbow by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (rosewood), iron alloy, copper alloy

Dimensions

L. overall 32 7/8 in. (83.5 cm); W. 21 1/8 in. (53.5 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 4 oz. (1,476 g).

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

Italian or possibly Southern German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929

Accession Number

29.158.651

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