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Old 11th July 2010, 05:55 PM   #1
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I searching for data on this arbalest for my Belarus friend. It really never belonged to Louis XII. This crossbow from collection of kaiser Maksimilian.
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Old 11th July 2010, 07:01 PM   #2
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A formal date of this crossbow would be ca. 1510-20; the Emperor Maximilian I died in 1519.

I will post more similar crossbows attributed to him.

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