März 2022 (A164) - Auction: 23.3.2022, 17:00
–Auction completed
1060. Armbrust / Kugelschnepper
England, ca. 1825 - 1828. Waffe für die Vogeljagd. Nussbaumsäule (L 69 cm) mit eingebautem Spannmechanismus und unverzierter Eisengarnitur; Diopter-Visier vorne. Komplexer, funktionierender Kastenschloss- Auslösemechanismus, Unterseite des Schlosskastens und Abzugbügel zurückhaltend floral graviert. Oberseite der klappbaren Sehnenabdeckung sign. "Jackson Wigmore St. London". Schlanker Stahlbogen (L 72 cm) mit Originalsehne. Dieselbe mit Abstandhaltern aus Horn. L 79 cm.
Der Armbrustmacher Thomas Jackson ist zwischen 1828 und 1839 an der 17 Upper George Street, Portman Square in London belegt. Vorher war der Geschäftssitz in Wigmore Street. Bedienungsanleitung siehe: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19794/lot/163/
Estimate: CHF 1'400 - 2'200EUR 1'400 – 2'200
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