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| − | A functional home-made reconstruction of an all-wooden crossbow with a simple "string-catch" and top-mounted "thumb lever" mechanism. | + | A functional home-made reconstruction of an all-wooden crossbow with a simple "string-catch" and a top-mounted "thumb lever" mechanism. When pressed by the shooter's thumb, the small wooden lever swivels upward, lifting the bowstring from the string-catch and releasing it, allowing the crossbow to shoot. |
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| + | Though this simple crossbow could be used in self-defence, it has a weaker bow, better-suited to hunting small prey (or just target-shooting for fun). The selfbow is made of hazel, the stock and trigger mechanism are made from a block of spruce wood. | ||
'''Info:''' [https://todsworkshop.com/products/10th-11thc-crossbow Early medieval hunting crossbow with top-mounted lever] | '''Info:''' [https://todsworkshop.com/products/10th-11thc-crossbow Early medieval hunting crossbow with top-mounted lever] | ||
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| − | By Petike - my own handiwork | + | By Petike - my own handiwork and my own photo (C) 2019 |
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 22 May 2020
Description
A functional home-made reconstruction of an all-wooden crossbow with a simple "string-catch" and a top-mounted "thumb lever" mechanism. When pressed by the shooter's thumb, the small wooden lever swivels upward, lifting the bowstring from the string-catch and releasing it, allowing the crossbow to shoot.
Though this simple crossbow could be used in self-defence, it has a weaker bow, better-suited to hunting small prey (or just target-shooting for fun). The selfbow is made of hazel, the stock and trigger mechanism are made from a block of spruce wood.
Info: Early medieval hunting crossbow with top-mounted lever
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By Petike - my own handiwork and my own photo (C) 2019
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