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Northern Italian or French, probably Savoy
dated 1573
China
Western European or Near Eastern
before 1272
Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder
crossbow, ca. 1720–30; winder, ca. 1575–1600
European, possibly British
ca. 1475–1525
Heinrich Heid von Winterthur
dated 1460
southern German or Tyrolese; cranequin probably German or Swiss
crossbow ca. 1600–1650; cranequin dated 1556
German
17th century
Flemish
late 17th century
Central European, possibly Austria
ca. 1425–75
Western European or Near Eastern
before 1272
European
15th century
Chinese
19th century
Central European; German or Austrian
probably late 15th or early 16th century
probably French, possibly Paris
ca. 1850–90
Hans Wagner the Elder
dated 1539
German
16th century
Probably Italian
probably 17th or 18th century, with later modifications
Tibetan
17th–18th century
Western or Central European; j, possibly Switzerland
15th–17th century; j, probably 15th or 16th century
German, probably Nuremberg
dated 1727
probably Belgian or Dutch
tiller of crossbow, mid-18th century; bow, probably 19th century; windlass, ca. 1600–1750
German, probably Saxony
probably 17th century
German
ca. 1600–1650
German
ca. 1580
Possibly French
17th century
Western European or Near Eastern
before 1272
Italian
16th century
European, possibly German
probably 16th or 17th century
Central European, possibly southern Germany
late 15th or early 16th century, and later; date 1584 engraved probably during the 19th century
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Jacob Floris
ca. 1570–1600
China
Indian
19th century
probably British, possibly London
ca. 1600–1625
Western or Central European; quiver, possibly German
quiver, probably early 16th century; bolts, 14th–16th century
European, possibly German
probably 16th century
German, probably Dresden
dated 1663
Central European, possibly Germany
probably 17th or 18th century
Chinese
19th century