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			More of that Viertelhaken. 
 
 Please note
 
 - the traces of crude leaching on the stock
 
 - the remains of original red lead minium paint on top of the hook were it protrudes from the stock
 
 - the drop-shaped cross section of the buttstock that resembles the tiller of a Late-Gothic crossbow
 
 - and the barrelsmith's anchor mark struck two times on both sides of the hook.
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