Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin), Crossbow by Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder, dated 1742


Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin), dated 1742, Dresden, Saxony, German, Dresden, Steel, wood, staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, wool, gold, iron alloy, L. of crossbow, 28 13/16 in. ( cm); W. of crossbow, 24 15/16 in. ( cm); Wt. of crossbow, 10 lb. 7 oz. (4,817 g); L. of cranequin (without crank), 14 1/4 in. ( cm); L. of crank, 10 3/4 in. ( cm), Archery Equipment-Crossbows, Crossbow by Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder (German, Dresden 1696–1778), This is one of a series of similar bows by Hänisch the Elder for the court of Friedrich August II, Elector of Saxony from 1733 to 1763 and King Augustus III of Poland from 1734 to 1736


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