ALLEMAGNE ou SUISSE (?), seconde moitié du XIXème siècle Small pistol crossbow. Octagonal bronze barrel. Cal. 8 mm. Brass and iron mounting, including bow and sight. Walnut stock, partially checkered. Green-tinted string (gut?). Usable barrel length: 19 cm - Total length: 33 cm. Locked cocked, trigger tail spring not working. A few scratches and knocks from use; a few green spots of oxidation; one screw missing; small chips and a few cracks on the stock, possibly restored under the mechanical part, with old small plugs.