J T wrote:
> http://www.totse.com/en/bad_ideas/guns_and_weapons/ezcrsbw.html I don't
> recall seeing this one before. No plans as such, but seem to be
> comprehensive directions, by a responsible individual.
>
> JOAT
> Don't e-mail me while I'm breathing.
If you can find a copy, "The Crossbow", by Ralph Payne-Gallwey is to some
extent a project book, with enough information to make two or three
different designs including a real windlass-drawn medieval warbow. Of
course sending to Trieste to have the bow made may be a bit of a hassle
these days . . .
Note that car springs are a good idea in principle but they're horribly
light for crossbow use. A spring leaf off an 18-wheeler is more in the
ballpark.
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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 09:59:56 -0400, "J. Clarke"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>If you can find a copy, "The Crossbow", by Ralph Payne-Gallwey
Shoudl be easy to find - it's reprinted regularly.
Here's a 1/8th scale model of an onager from the book.
http://www.jarkman.co.uk/catalog/random/onager.htm
The throwing arm is a 12" hammer shaft.
I also made a 1/10th model for my son.
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Smert' spamionam