A LARGE 19TH CENTURY BELGIAN TARGET CROSSBOW

of characteristic form, the adjustable slender steel bow with twisted wire string and brass retaining mounts, adjustable brass and steel fore-sight, hardwood tiller tapering towards each end and with swept rounded rest, bolt channel with hinged brass string release hook carrying the back-sight, scrolled brass trigger-guard, set trigger, and large brass finial to the back - together with a steel gaffle with turned swelling handle, and four steel-tipped wooden bolt with feather flights

154cm overall