A FINE ENGLISH BULLET CROSSBOW By Jonathon Johnson, Wigan, circa 1750 With slender steel bow with later strings and bone spacers, built-in gaffle engraved with chevrons and retained by a catch at the rear, signed folding back-sight en suite, sprung fore-sight, flat-sided rosewood gun-stock (minor bruising) inlaid with an engraved shaped silver panel in front of the lock, small slotted iron plate to protect the stock from the sear, and engraved trigger-guard (iron parts with scattered surface pitting) 27¼in. (69.1cm.)
A FINE ENGLISH BULLET CROSSBOW By Jonathon Johnson, Wigan, circa 1750 With slender steel bow with later strings and bone spacers, built-in gaffle engraved with chevrons and retained by a catch at the rear, signed folding back-sight en suite, sprung fore-sight, flat-sided rosewood gun-stock (minor bruising) inlaid with an engraved shaped silver panel in front of the lock, small slotted iron plate to protect the stock from the sear, and engraved trigger-guard (iron parts with scattered surface pitting) 27¼in. (69.1cm.)
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