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Small Pellet Crossbow in the 16th-Century Style

Unknown Artist

ca. 1850–90

Small Pellet Crossbow in the 16th-Century Style by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, copper alloy, gold

Dimensions

L. 25 7/8 in. (65.7 cm); W. 16 9/16 in. (42 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 1 oz. (925 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

probably French, possibly Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1955

Accession Number

55.185.5

Rights

Public Domain

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