Illustrated Bible History
Ancient Weapons and Warfare - Crossbows
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Cross-bow with Goats Foot Lever |
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| Cross-bow with goats foot lever. From an Anglo-Saxon miniature of the 11th century. In the Library of the British Museum. | |
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Cross-Bow With Goats Foot Lever From A Mural Painting In the Cathedral of Brunswick |
| Cross-bow with goats foot lever from a mural painting in the Cathedral of Brunswick. | |
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15th Century German Cross-bow With Windlass |
| German cross-bow with windlass, from the 15th century. The rests x are placed about 6 inches below the nut. In the Imperial Gewehrkammer, Vienna. | |
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Windlass For German Cross-bow |
| Windlass for German cross-bow. | |
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Swiss Cross-bow |
| Swiss cross-bow of the 15th century. | |
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Windlass For Swiss Cross-bow |
| Windlass for Swiss cross-bow. | |
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Tyrolese Cross-bow With Windlass |
| Tyrolese cross-bow with windlass. From end of the 15th century. | |
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Cross-bow With Windlass Applied To The Stock |
| Cross-bow with windlass applied to the stock. The rests x are placed from 4 to about 6 inches below the nut, as the grip of the windlass requires more space. | |
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Cross-bow With Windlass |
| Cross-bow with windlass fitted to the foot of the stock. | |
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Windlass For Crossbows |
| Windlass for crossbows. | |
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Part Of A Windlass |
| Part of a windlass in the shape of a battlemented tower. | |
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Crossbow With Windlass Fastened On |
| Crossbow with windlass fastened on. | |
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Bow Of A German Cross-bow With Windlass |
| Bow of a German cross-bow with windlass, about 4 feet 8 inches from beginning of the 15th century. In the Arsenal of the City of Munich. | |
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Cross-bow To Shoot Two Arrows |
| Cross-bow to shoot two arrows at a time. From the Walturius 1472. In the Hauslaub Library, Vienna. | |
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Prodd Used To Shoot Pebbles |
| Prodd, a light cross-bow used chiefly in field sports to shoot pebbles. | |
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Steel Chain Of A Prodd |
| Steel chain of a prodd, a very rare kind. In the Az Collection at Lintz. | |
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Iron Prodd |
| Iron prodd of the end of the 17th century. | |
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Grooved Or Barreled Crossbow |
| Grooved or barreled cross-bow of the 17th century. In the Museum of Artillery in Paris. | |
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Chinese Crossbow |
| Chine cross-bow with sliding chamber, for shooting twenty arrows successively. In the Museum of Artillery in Paris. | |
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Crossbow With Goats Foot Lever |
| Cross-bow with goats foot lever. The rests x are placed closed to the sides of the nut. | |
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Goats Foot Lever |
| Goats foot lever that bends the cross-bow. | |
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Cross-bow With Goats Foot Lever Fixed To The Stock |
| Cross-bow with goats foot lever fixed to the stock. |