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Very beautiful and rare jalet crossbow. Fruitwood...

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Very beautiful and rare jalet crossbow. Fruitwood tree entirely enriched with a decoration of deer antlers inlays, winged cherubs, masks, human busts, animals, landscapes, flowers and fruits; the whole on a background of branches, pellets and friezes. Steel bow. Bridge and fittings in chiselled iron. Length: 88 cm B.E. Germany. Circa 1600/1610. Crossbow for hunting small game birds or furry animals. International Hunting Exhibition in Berlin, 1937, catalogue no. 302.