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Old 10th September 2011, 07:21 PM   #1
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A couple of crossbow bolts ( XV and XVI century) of many found outside the walls of São Jorge castle, in Lisbon.

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It's interesting to see how similar these bolt tips were made all over the Western world, from the Roman to the Renaissance period, over 2,000 years.

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Default A Gothic Crossbow, South Tyrol, ca. 1480

Preserved at Schloß Runkelstein near Bozen, South Tyrol.

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Default Some more 15th c. period artwork on crossbows and bolts

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