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Article: With my crossbow. (auction of Renaissance crossbows)
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- National Review
- Article date:
- April 20, 1984
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LONDON The crossbow as a deadly weapon died out several centurires ago, except for James Bond movies, and the device has since become a collectors' item. Recently a group of crossbows made in the Renaissance was put up for sale here, highly worked instruments inlaid with ivory and brass and rare woods; they sold in the [pounds sterling]6,000 to [pounds sterling]8,000 ($9,000 to $12,000) range. Still, the crossbow has a more modern ring ...