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A rare crossbow 'Nu', Eastern Han dynasty, the mechanism intact, with green patina and retained in its wooden arm, with traces of the scale, the bow part no longer present, 54cm long, 21cm high In addition to the buyer's premium of 27% (22.5% + VAT) payable on the Hammer Price, this lot is also subject to import VAT at the reduced rate of 5%, payable on the Hammer Price. This indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union.
The unit for calculating the bow's strength is called 'shi' or 'a stone'. According to records, bows are rated as one, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, ten, twelve stones, and so on. The most common is six stones, the range being approximately two hundred and sixty meters.

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