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Central European, possibly Austria
ca. 1425–75

Late Roman or Byzantine
ca. 430

Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder
dated 1742

Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder
crossbow, ca. 1720–30; winder, ca. 1575–1600

German, possibly Austrian
15th century

Central European, possibly southern Germany
late 15th or early 16th century, and later; date 1584 engraved probably during the 19th century

probably British, possibly London
ca. 1600–1625

Heinrich Heid von Winterthur
dated 1460

Late Roman or Byzantine
early 400s

Late Roman or Byzantine
second half 4th century CE

Central European, possibly German
early 16th century; 14.25.1576g, probably 17th or 18th century

Roman
4th century CE

Central or Eastern European, possibly Vienna
dated 1489

Western or Central European; quiver, possibly German
quiver, probably early 16th century; bolts, 14th–16th century

Italian
early 16th century

Jacob Floris
ca. 1570–1600

European
15th century

crossbow, Spanish, possibly Madrid; lever, probably Spanish
crossbow, ca. 1540–60 and later; spanning lever, probably first half of the 16th century

crossbow, possibly Bavarian; cranequin, probably southern German
crossbow, ca. 1560–80; cranequin, first half of the 16th century

Spanish, possibly Valencia or Toledo; lever possibly Madrid
crossbow, ca. 1540–60; spanning lever, ca. 1525–75

probably Belgian or Dutch
tiller of crossbow, mid-18th century; bow, probably 19th century; windlass, ca. 1600–1750

probably German, possibly Saxony; cranequin, probably German
crossbow, ca. 1575–1650; cranequin dated 1562

probably Belgian or Dutch
crossbow, probably mid-18th century; windlass, dated 1741

southern German or Tyrolese; cranequin probably German or Swiss
crossbow ca. 1600–1650; cranequin dated 1556

German, probably Nuremberg
dated 1727

Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

probably Italian or French
ca. 1550–1600

Italian or possibly Southern German
probably 1550–1600

German
ca. 1600–1650

German
ca. 1600–1650

probably French
late 16th or early 17th century

German, Dresden
1728

China

China

Chinese
19th century

shortly after 1285

Western European or Near Eastern
before 1272

Western European or Near Eastern
before 1272

Probably Italian
probably 17th or 18th century, with later modifications

Late Roman
4th century