Light Crossbow (Schnepper) from the Armory of Sedlitz Palace, Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder, dated 1733

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Light Crossbow (Schnepper) from the Armory of Sedlitz Palace, dated 1733, Dresden, German, Dresden, Steel, wood (walnut), staghorn, hemp, wool, gold, L. 27 11/16 in. ( cm); W. 22 1/2 in. ( cm); Wt. 4 lb. 5 oz. (1,949 g), Archery Equipment-Crossbows, Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder (German, Dresden, 1696–1778), This light crossbow belongs to a series of nearly identical weapons––once numbering 24––from Sedlitz Palace near Dresden, a residence of the dukes of Saxony. Duke Friedrich August I 'the Strong' (1670–1733) and his son Friedrich Augustus II (1696–1763) also ruled as Kings of Poland from 1697 to 1763

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