Original German 17th Century Canton of Thurgau Horn Inlaid Crossbow MG 42 Mounts "BXF" is a known maker

"BXF" is a known maker of WWII era civic helmets

which was intended to relieve the British forces in Kut-al-Amara

The front features the correct 12 button front closure

All come ready to display

and it is overall stiff

Original German 17th Century Canton of Thurgau Horn Inlaid Crossbow MG 42 Mounts "BXF" is a known makerOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a fine 17th Century German (Northeastern Switzerland) crossbow (slur bow) with fruitwood stock finely and elaborately inlaid throughout its length with polished, engraved and scrimshawed stag horn depicting a Coat of Arms with Two Lions from The Canton of Thurgau along with foliage, fowl and scrolls in the Germanic style found on wheel lock pistols and rifles of the 17th century. The flight groove of engraved