Cranequin from the Armory of Emperor Maximilan I (reigned 1493/1508–19), ca. 1505–19

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Cranequin from the Armory of Emperor Maximilan I (reigned 1493/1508–19), ca. 1505–19, Western or Central European, the Netherlands or Austria, Steel, wood (fruitwood, possibly pear), copper alloy, L. 14 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 3 oz. (1435 g), Archery Equipment, Crossbows with bows made from steel or horn and sinew were so powerful that they had to be loaded, or spanned, using mechanical devices. This winder, which operates on the rack and pinion principle, is one of the most elaborately decorated examples of its type

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