Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin)

Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder

crossbow, ca. 1720–30; winder, ca. 1575–1600 · Steel, wood (walnut), staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, leather, silk, gold, iron alloy, wool · Arms and Armor

Artist

Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder

Date

crossbow, ca. 1720–30; winder, ca. 1575–1600

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut), staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, leather, silk, gold, iron alloy, wool

Culture

crossbow, German, probably Dresden; winder, possibly German

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929