Crossbow of Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480), dated 1460, probably Stuttgart, German, probably Stuttgart, Wood (European hornbeam), horn, animal sinew, staghorn, birch bark, iron alloy, copper alloy, pigment, L. 28 1/16 in. (71.2 cm); W. 25 5/8 in. (65 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 9 oz. (2972 g), Archery Equipment-Crossbows, Attributed to Heinrich Heid von Winterthur (probably Swiss, active Stuttgart, recorded 1453–1460), Dated 1460 in the carved staghorn decoration, this is the earliest known dated crossbow in existence. The staghorn is inscribed with the coats of arms of Württemberg and Savoy, referring to the owner, Count Ulrich V of Württemberg (1413–1480), and his third wife, Princess Marguerite of Savoy (1420–1479)
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Crossbow, Count Ulrich V, Württemberg, 1413–1480, dated 1460, Stuttgart, German, Wood, European hornbeam, horn, animal sinew, staghorn, birch bark, iron alloy, copper, pigment, L, 28 1/16, 71.2 cm, W, 25 5/8, 65, Wt, 6 lb, 9 oz, 2972 g, Archery Equipment-Crossbows, Attributed to Heinrich Heid von Winterthur, probably, Swiss, active Stuttgart, recorded, 1453–1460, Dated, carved staghorn, decoration, earliest, crossbow, existence, inscribed, coats, arms, Savoy, referring, owner, Ulrich, V, third wife, Princess Marguerite, 1420–1479
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