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1899.74.18

Pellet shooting crossbow with composite bowstave set and a serpentine wooden stock. [SM 20/02/2007]

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1899.74.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pellet shooting crossbow with composite bowstave set and a serpentine wooden stock. [SM 20/02/2007]
Long description
Pellet shooting crossbow with composite bowstave set and a serpentine wooden stock. The string is doubled with a cradle for the pellet. The trigger lever is made of bone. [SM 20/02/2007]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Liaoning Shen-yang
Person
Field collector Robert T. Turley
PRM source Robert T. Turley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Horn, Material Animal Bone, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Inlaid, Process Twisted, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Length: max 500 mm bow, Length: max 650 mm stock
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.74.18

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Cross Bow, Pellet Bow, Composite Bow