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Matchlock · 2nd April 2012, 12:56 PM

One of the many depictions of the martyrdom of St. Sebastian, in the Wallraff-Richartz-Museum Köln/Cologne.

Please note that the obsolete spanning belt is still in use, side by side with the 'new' spanning device, the cranequin.

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2nd April 2012, 12:56 PM	#116
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Crossbows, a Spanning Belt and a Cranequin, Munich, ca. 1475 One of the many depictions of the martyrdom of St. Sebastian, in the Wallraff-Richartz-Museum Köln/Cologne. Please note that the obsolete spanning belt is still in use, side by side with the 'new' spanning device, the cranequin. m Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 2nd April 2012 at 01:19 PM.