Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Chinese Repeating Crossbow

 Mahogany and ash; the stock is 25 x 1-3/8 inches, the magazine, which holds 8 bolts 7 inches high, the steam bent ash bow 19 inches with a 3-1/2 inch draw.

A covid virus isolation project.


A reproduction of a design from plus or minus four centuries AD/BC. This is a project I have been wanting to build for 40 years. To operate the bow, load magazine with bolts and “ row” the lever. The Chinese dipped the bolt tips in Tiger Poison (aconite).