Original 17th Century European Iron Crossbow of Possible German Origin c.1660-1680 Flintlocks This is a traditional German

This is a traditional German first world war Bavarian Mannschaften (Other Ranks) brass mounted leather helmet known as a Pickelhaube

The time between triggering and ignition of the propelling charge varied between 3

government forbade this in 1942

The Germans wanted to split the Allied forces and to capture some badly needed fuel

and has a waffenampt inspection mark on the bakelite near the connections

Original 17th Century European Iron Crossbow of Possible German Origin c.1660-1680 Flintlocks This is a traditional GermanOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is all iron steel, even the bow itself. It has a lightly decorated wood cheek piece inlaid with a circular section of engraved Mother of pearl. The mother pearl is engraved with a Squirrel and a part of the circular inlay has been broken away. This cheek piece is very reminiscent of a Wheel lock Rifle butt. The Cat gut bow string is not longer present and was always stored separately when not in actual use.