View Full Version : Crossbows review please
vantique
27th November 2021, 03:53 PM
Hi everyone,
I have pictutres of two crossbows here. I will appreciate information on their origin, age, maker if possible, whether used for hunting or military and most importantly their authenticity and value. Thank you and stay well.
Ian
27th November 2021, 09:38 PM
vantique,
Thanks for posting your interesting crossbow.
Please note, we do not permit discussion of value.
Ian
fernando
28th November 2021, 10:00 AM
Nice crossbows you show us, antique. Military ?
Perhaps if we move this thread to the European forum we will have more interested members to comment on them.
And remember, we don't discuss prices here.
corrado26
28th November 2021, 10:31 AM
After "Sir Ralph Payne-Gallway, The Crossbow", I think this is a sixteenth century sporting crossbow.
fernando
28th November 2021, 06:47 PM
Interesting that the claws section of the winder (cranequin) in the first crossbow are an 'articulated' piece. This is not seen in other crossbows out there.
Also its stock wood looks 'too impecable' ... but i don't know :o.
As for maker, you should have a thorough search everywhere, looking for tiny marks, including on the cranequin; letters, shields, symbols.
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Radboud
28th November 2021, 07:50 PM
I'm far from an expert on these, but from the ones I've glanced over in auction catalogues and looking at the replica's Todd Cuttler builds... These aren't giving me a warm feeling.
For starters, the craneguin looks fixed to the stock and too small compared to period ones. The proportions of the stock are peculiar and both of them look "unfinished" as opposed to aged.
toaster5sqn
29th November 2021, 12:24 AM
Another quick test is to undo one of the screws holding the various parts to the stock, a modern machine cut thread is a real giveaway.
Robert
vantique
29th November 2021, 02:41 AM
nk you so much guys! 👍
fernando
29th November 2021, 10:42 AM
Guys, don't you find the second one looking more like a genuine piece ?
vantique, could you show us pictures of it in different positions ?
Richard G
29th November 2021, 03:30 PM
It is quite possible they may be remounted or restocked old bows and components. I wouldn't write them off in their entirety.
Regards
Richard
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