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10th November 2010, 04:37 PM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
Posts: 4,310
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Well done, 'Nando,
 Thank you! What wonderful weapons the Portuguese had ... The crossbow is clearly influenced by the mid-15th c. Italo-Spanish style, with a very delicate long tiller and and small indented steel bow. Also the quite developed form of the sword hilt is remarkable. I attach scans of a ca. 1450 Italian painting depicting similar bows and crossbows. Best, Michl |
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