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'The Crossbow - Mediaeval and Modern, Military and Sporting - Its Construction, History & Management' by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey Bt, 'The Collector's Illustrated Guide to Firearms' by Martin Miller and other related books in one box

W Hubbard, a young gentleman standing holding a crossbow, watercolour drawing, signed, 57 x 42 cm, and its pair (2) See illustration Condition report Report by NG Paper discoloured and stained. Both foxed. Both faded but the image of the gentleman worse than the image of the two children. Both signed lower left. Both probably dated although mount of gentleman obscuring signature.

ELEVEN ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE ANTIQUITIES, 1ST-4TH CENTURY AD, EXCAVATED IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, comprising an enamel decorated bow fronted or bridge brooch (Bingham), a one piece bronze brooch of La Tene II type, (North Notts/Lincolnshire border), a horse and rider plate brooch, (Notts/Lincs border), a carved openwork round brooch, (North Notts), a horse and rider brooch, (Redhill, Arnold, Nottingham), enamel fantail and plate brooch, (Notts), equal armed plate brooch, (Notts), one piece brooch, Collingwood Group A, (nr Newark), Umbonate disc brooch, (Notts/Lincs border), crossbow brooch, formerly gilt, (Notts), lamp filler (Margidunum) and an iron key, 1st-2nd century AD, (Notts) (12)

A ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE CROSSBOW TYPE BROOCH, 4TH CENTURY 6.8cm l (ex Alex Szolin, Nottingham)

A handmade crossbow.

A well made functioning toy crossbow in the 16th century style, 17” overall, span of steel bow 12”, with carved wood stock, long tiller trigger, studs for goat’s foot lever, and multi strand cord. GC

A replica crossbow in the 18th century style, 32” overall, span of steel bow 32”, with top thumb release trigger. GC

19thC leather crossbow quarrel box with elaborately stitched detail with hinged top

A Britains 155mm gun No 2064, a toy crossbow, a Hornby OO gauge 2-6-4 EDL18 tank locomotive together with a chemistry set and other board games (qty)

Crossbow with telescopic sight

Equatorial African States, P 3c, Linzmayer EAE B1c, Kolsky 552c, Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique Équatoriale, 100 Francs, (1963). Stringed musical instrument at left, rustic huts with vases and large urns at left center, man wearing skullcap at right on front. Signatures Panouillot - Gautier. Three elephants wading in river at left, crossbow and axes at right on back., # K.8 C 018469274, ICG 58, aUNC+ Start Price: €200

A cast bronze figure of William Tell standing on rocks with a crossbow in armour, on a black marble base, h. 20 cm (excl. base)

Two crossbow pistols.

A fine stone-crossbow dating: 17th Century provenance: Tuscany Iron bow with original roping complete with wooden stoppers; walnut tiller (an old restoration at the tip) chiselled with geometrical motifs, a carved curl at the back, rounded pommel; iron sight, nut and trigger, partially chiselled and engraved.dimensions: length 90 cm. Starting Price: €700 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A crossbow dating: circa 1700 provenance: Germany Strong, iron bow provided with a deep stamp and original roping; walnut tiller, slightly chiselled and decorated with bone plaques finely engraved with floral motifs, iron mounts, long trigger guard, trigger and set trigger. The hand written mark "N1" at the bottom.dimensions: length 73 cm. Starting Price: €800 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A hunting crossbow dating: early 18th Century provenance: Germany Wooden tiller, slightly chiselled butt, bone sliding slot, and iron loop at the front; iron tiller complete with tassels and old roping; at the back is a folding peep sight, trigger with iron trigger guard.dimensions: length 62 cm. Starting Price: €800 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A fine crossbow dating: 18th Century provenance: Germany Wooden tiller of square section with iron mounts, integrated rope loading lever, folding fore -and rear-sight, iron bow with rope. Rare.dimensions: length 75 cm. Starting Price: €1300 Please note commission bids lower than the start price will not be accepted.

A pair of Meissen figures of a boy and girl firing arrows 19th century, after the models by Acier, the boy taking aim with a loaded crossbow, the girl with a short arrow in her left hand, each standing beside a marble column, behind which rests a longbow, blue crossed swords marks, incised F32 and F33, some restoration, 15cm. (2)

A late 19th century German majolica two handled vase by Gerbing & Stephan with reserved panels of a young boy huntsman with crossbow over his shoulder, the other side showing a young boy with staff over his shoulder, predominantly glazed in dark green, brown and cream, with impressed marks to base and numbers 3765

Artifacts, Roman and Anglo-Saxon, boxed the Anglo-Saxon items noted as found 'Near Horncastle', these include a 4th. century Roman crossbow brooch an Anglo-Saxon Cruciform brooch of 5/6th. century, two further Anglo-Saxon brooches of the 7/8th. century and an Anglo-Saxon girdle hanger c.700-c.800 A.D., which is illustrated in a booklet produced by Scunthorpe Museum in 1987, it is listed as No.4 on page 7 and states 'Girdle hanger, from Horncastle area. We are not sure what these objects were used for but it seems likely that they were or represented keys'. A copy of the booklet is sold with the 6 artifacts.

An early 20th Century Black Forest wooden group, of William Tell carrying his crossbow on his shoulder with his son walking by his side, carved from the solid with naturalistic ground and plinth base, impressed Jacob Abelanalp Grindelwald, 49cm high

A handmade crossbow.

14th century AD. A bronze spanning hook for a crossbow with D-section triangular openwork panel and tang to the upper edge with rivet hole, ribbed collar below and hook flattened one side with finger detailing. 99 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Found Canterbury area, Kent, UK, 1980s. A similar example is in the Danish national collection in the Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen (image included with the item) from Soborg Castle, Denmark. [No Reserve] Fine condition; tip of tang absent above the attachment hole. Rare.

3rd century AD. A silver brooch of P-shaped type with spring wound round the crossbar and knop above with beaded wire fillet; seven beaded wire fillets to the flat-section bow, returned foot with catchplate. 21 grams, 67mm (2 1/2"). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1247. The progression from this late form of P-shaped brooch to the earliest crossbow brooches can be easily seen. The presence of the large spring to the headplate is the main visual difference. Very fine condition.

5th century AD. A fabricated crossbow brooch with facetted onion-shaped knops to the arms and a third above the bow; the arms facetted with tiered upper face, the bow D-shaped in section with collar to the lower edge, footplate with openwork scrolls to each edge; tubular catchplate to the reverse and hinged pin. 22 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 507. Fine condition.

18th-19th century AD. A mixed group comprising: an 18th century Continental cut-steel fob seal with oval face depicting intaglio heraldic garnished arms of engrailled cross with crossbow bolt on bezant in angles, surmounted by a horsehead crest and scrolled mantle; a 19th century cut steel fob seal (suspension loop defective) with rectangular face bearing incuse 'LN' initials in script; a 19th century bronze fob seal with oval face bearing incuse ornate initials 'GH' in monogram. 38 grams total, 20-33mm long (seal faces 17-23mm) (3/4 - 1 1/4 (3/4 - 1)"). Property of a Warwickshire gentleman; formerly in the private collection of the famous actor Leslie Phillips; acquired 1950-1960. Born in 1924 in London, Leslie Phillips attended the Italia Conti Academy where he developed the slightly affected accent which became his trademark. He usually played a roguish, suave charmer, and also enjoyed successful comic roles in the early Carry On films and on radio’s The Navy Lark. He has appeared in more than fifty films, plays and TV series spanning six decades; and recently gained new fans through his appearances in the Harry Potter films. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours; promoted to Commander (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.

A Vietnamese crossbow, in two parts, with bone trigger, 110cm wide.

A crossbow.

The major parts of a continental crossbow

A George III English crossbow, circa 1800, with mahogany tiller, slender steel bow, hinged foresight, gaffle, button trigger and pommel, 81cm long.

A George III English crossbow, circa 1800, with figured wood tiller, slender steel bow, hinged foresight, gaffle, hinged back sight and button trigger, 62cm long.

A lot of decorative wall hanging replica swords, flintlocks, daggers, knives, twenty two items in total. replica brass Chinese musket, replica broadsword (no scabbard), replica crossbow, replica flintlock pistol, replica flintlock pistol, replica Indian flintlock pistol, two mini cutlass wall decorations, Japanese made sword, replica fencing sword, replica brass battleaxe, replica brass halbard, replica brass mace, replica wall hanging brass sword, replica brass Chinese dagger, replica brass Chinese dagger with Pagoda design scabbard, replica Egyptian design dagger, replica Middle Eastern dagger, replica Kukri knife (no small knives with kit), short sword style fire poker, Japanese dagger in form of fish, Japanese dagger modern replica plastic crossbow in pistol size.

An antique Swiss crossbow, length 28".

A handmade crossbow.

Crossbow, three pistols, two swords, two daggers and two powder flasks

W Hubbard, a young gentleman standing holding a crossbow, watercolour drawing, signed, 57 x 42 cm, and its pair (2) See illustration Condition report Report by NG Paper discoloured and stained. Both foxed. Both faded but the image of the gentleman worse than the image of the two children. Both signed lower left. Both probably dated although mount of gentleman obscuring signature.

A late 19th century/early 20th century crossbow frame in hardwood and iron, 72cm x 70cm.

4th century AD. A cast crossbow brooch with transverse arm and three onion terminals, socketted to the forward face and with stepped upper face; deep trapezoidal-section bow with collar; rectangular footplate with catchplate to the reverse, two columns of ring-and-dot to the upper face; hinged pin to the reverse. 73 grams, 92mm (3 3/4). Ex Cornwall, UK, collection. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1268. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.

A mixed group of thirty eight bronze crotal bells and fragments; offered with six Roman brooches (knee, crossbow, headstud and other types) and other bronze fragments. 1.3 kg, bells: 26-48 mm (1 - 2). Property of a deceased detectorist. Fair condition.

2nd-4th century AD. A mixed group of bronze brooches comprising: two discoid plate brooches each with concentric cells to accept enamel, pin and catchplate to the reverse; a small crossbow brooch with deep bow and three onion-shaped lobes. 47 grams total, 33-57mm (1 1/4 - 2 1/4). Property of a London collector, acquired before 1980. [3, No Reserve] Fine condition.

8th-11th century AD. A cast footplate from an Estonian 'symmetrical fibula', D-shaped in section with textured projecting collar and trefoil finial; openwork detail, ring-and-dot motif and three discoid panels filled with red enamel; solder and part of catchplate to the reverse. 16 grams, 59mm (2 1/4). Property of a lady by descent; acquired by the vendor's father in the 1960s. See discussion of Baltic brooches derived from Roman crossbow types in Tvauri, A. The Migration Period, Pre-Viking Age and Viking Age in Estonia, Estonian Archaeology vol.4, Tartu, 2012, p.135. Fine condition.

Two Roman fibula brooches one with pin, a lozenge brooch with some enamel cells remaining together with a later crossbow brooch, a steelyard weight, two Roman bronze rings and a similar silver ring, a sling shot weight together with various later Medieval artifacts including iron spear heads, a heraldic pendant, a gunpowder measure with suspension loops and a caltrop etc (qty)

Camouflage Crossbow with three bolts.

Wooden constructed crossbow with fixed sight with quiver and various bolts

A GERMAN PELLET CROSSBOW (SCHNEPPER), MID-17TH CENTURY AND LATER with slender steel bow, fitted with fixed fore-sight and string of twisted cords (later), integral tiller and gaffle, the latter with folding back-sight, carved wooden butt profusely inlaid with scrolls and pellets enclosing a portrait bust of an elector on the left and with the stylised electoral arms of the Duchy of Warsaw on the right, and a further rondel decorated en suite beneath (small repairs) 79.5 cm; 31 3/8 in tiller

A GERMAN CRANEQUIN FOR A CROSSBOW, LATE 16TH/ MID-17TH CENTURY with ratchet bar moving through a wheel-case formed as a three-sided box on the left and open on the right, the cover plate part-open and bisected by a rib carrying the crank handle, the latter retaining the original wooden grip, and the inner face of the wheel-case retaining its original cords for fitting over a crossbow tiller (acid-cleaned, belt hook missing, two of the pinned joints with the wheel-case cover broken). 38.7cm; 15 ¼ in

A GERMAN SPORTING BULLET CROSSBOW (SLURBOW), LATE 17TH CENTURY with small steel bow, walnut tiller swelling about the release mechanism and formed with cheek-piece and patch-box, the latter fitted with sliding cover (associated), inlaid with engraved horn plaques including a demon mask and a coat-of-arms on the underside, additionally inlaid with an earlier series of engraved plaques, including a horse and a unicorn flanking the mechanism, a female nude and two grotesques, and fitted with iron loop, long angular trigger-guard, iron nut, horn butt-plate, and iron barrel formed in two stages (the tiller with inactive worm damage and an early repair involving a brass plate reinforcing the trigger area). Length 62.3cm; 24 ½in.

A GERMAN TOY CROSSBOW IN 18TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with very slender steel bow retained by cords over a wooden saddle and decorated with a pair of woollen pom-poms, iron suspension loop, fruitwood tiller swelling slightly about the mechanism, inlaid bone bolt channel, and a rudimentary mechanism formed of an iron trigger secured by leather straps and engaging a falling imitation nut (bolt-clip missing, one strap torn). Length 51.4cm; 20 ¼ in

A large Roman bronze crossbow brooch - 4th century AD

A large medieval 14th century iron crossbow bolt

A 19th century target crossbow, possibly Flemish, 90cm, (NC)

A small hand crossbow dating: 17th Century provenance: Italy Entirely made of iron, with tiller forked at the front and octagonal at the back; the sliding slot and the nut assembled on an plaque which can be adjusted through a hub and a thumb-screw; iron bow ribbed at the front. dimensions: length 27,3 cm.

An inlaid crossbow dating: 18th Century provenance: Germany Wooden tiller, widened and slightly chiselled at the butt, with bone sliding slot, decorated with engraved fruit and floral motifs; the sides richly decorated with bone and mother of pearl inlays (small restorations and defects) depicting racemes and, on the left side, two birds of prey perched on floral elements, on the right one three more birds. At the back and the lower part bone plaques depicting masks and floral pattern. Iron bow complete with old tassels and roping; iron butt-plate, wide trigger guard, with trigger and set trigger. dimensions: length 75,5 cm.

A jack for a crossbow dating: 16th Century provenance: Germany Toothed rod with forked spike and hook, wheel in a closed box, slightly engraved and provided with brass-plated stamp depicting "W" and star; curved crank handle with rounded, wooden grip and bone base; belt hook pierced at the edge, at the lower part a ring of woven rope. Good quality. Scarce. dimensions: length 36.5 cm.

An unusual 18th / 19th century slingshot crossbow, L 65cm Bow width 41 cms

4th-5th century AD. A hollow fabricated crossbow brooch with hexagonal-section arms, two onion-shaped knops to the arms and a third above the bow; tiered plaque to the upper face of the arms, the bow triangular in section with collar to the lower edge, openwork crescents; the footplate with openwork scrolls to each edge; curved catchplate to the reverse and hinged pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1269. 15 grams, 54mm (2 1/4"). Property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s. Fine condition.

A large Roman bronze crossbow brooch - 4th century AD

A mid 19th Century English target crossbow With 37cm brass bolt channel, the 105cm wooden span stamped Madle Frith Street London, complete with two horn knocks, fully stocked with decorative hand grip, with brass furniture.

A European crossbow, naive construction.

A George III English stone crossbow, with steel fittings and walnut stock, 26in.