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Pellet Crossbow
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About this work
This ornate pellet crossbow is designed to fire molded clay pellets or small rocks, giving it the name stonebow. The bow is hand drawn and used for hunting small game.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePellet Crossbow, 1600s. Germany (?). Wood, inlaid with stag horn; flax cord; steel with traces of paint and gilding; overall: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.); bow: 59.4 cm (23 3/8 in.); butt: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1726
