Hunter’s crossbow, Germany, 1730
Gift of Dr Jerzy Budwetl, 1950
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Projectile weapons

Hunter’s crossbow

This collection of missile weapons, consisting of crossbows, bows, bolts, arrows, and accessories, counts several dozen artefacts and is one of the most interesting in Poland. Among the crossbows, the work of German makers from the 17th and 18th century predominates. Among other examples, the museum possesses two crossbows with ebony and ivory inlaid stocks covered with engraved floral and plant motifs, and with what is probably the coat of arms of Gdańsk stamped into the arches, dating from the seventeenth century. The collection of crossbow accessories is completed with cocking devices, including some intricately ornamented with engravings and gilded hunting scene, dating from 1570. Other valuable items in the collection include Persian bows, which, along with their accompanying quivers,  are covered in gilding and painted designs, made in the Lwów workshop of the 17th century. 


Piotr Wilkosz

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