Original 18th Century Gold Leaf Encrusted Stonebow Spanish Military Equipment principally by the British Martini-Henry

principally by the British Martini-Henry

still has several pallets of unsorted EIC Brown Bess Muskets to be sorted through which will happen in due time

Slight age staining to blade but still looks like it was never used making this the one to own

Nelson's Battle of the Nile in 1798

Of particular interest is that the Trumpet retains it's Original 12th Lancers color cords with tassels which have probably been undisturbed for more than 100 years

Original 18th Century Gold Leaf Encrusted Stonebow Spanish Military Equipment principally by the British Martini-HenryOriginal Item: Only One Available. The arrow shooting crossbow has been known since antiquity and was extensively used in warfare and for hunting during the Middle Ages and through the Renaissance. In the 16th Century, a two stringed crossbow was developed which shot smooth stones, or pellets of baked clay, and was widely used for birds and small game. These "stone bows" differed in construction from regular crossbows in that the center portion of the