![]() Mainly, i had to add a small wooden piece on the back of the magazine to prevent the arrows to slide behind when loading, and i had to sand all the critical surfaces to have a smoother movement. I had to try the crossbow several times (many, really) and tweak a few minor issues. You can see that there are two small beam on the front to guide the moving part in the right direction, preventing trasversal deviations. Once placed the arrow magazine, the crossbow looked like this: The rest of the beam on the bottom is very important, because it will push the whole piece down, releasing the rope and shooting the arrow. Behind that there’s a gap for the bow rope. However, that is what i have: the frontal part has a smaller railing to keep the arrow (in this case, a matchstick) in position. If i had to make a second repeating crossbow (and i will), i would have added the magazine from the beginning. Note that the “arrows magazine” is still not in position. Let’s take a closer look to the moving part in the center. ![]() After the glue was dry, they were a single piece. To prevent the two beams of the loading mechanism to move indipendently, i blocked them on both sides. The central moving part is visible in the photo, and has a gap where the rope will remain blocked turing the loading. Using a metal rod obtained from a paperclip i fixed the two joints of the loading mechanism. Note that for the whole project i didn’t use any ruler. I used two sticks to make the beaming, taking the measurements before cutting them in shape. The recharging mechanism is really similar to the one shown in the ancient illustration. Now the crossbow shape is clrealry visible. I removed part of the rail, where the grip will be, then i glued the bow on the tip of the body. On the back side, i cleaned the irregularities with a cutter, then i finely sanded the surface to have a smooth finish. I glued on the sides another two sticks, this time a little elevated to create a rail. It took only 10 minutes to have a solid structure. Meanwhile, for the body of the crossbow i used some popcicle sticks glued together, kept under pressure until dry. For the rest of the construction i used only PVA glue. I used two rectangular hairpins (i’m not sure that’s the right term for those) for the flexible parts, glued together with some cyanacrilic. I wanted do build something more challenging, and i stumbled across this picture.įrom that moment i couldn’t think of anything else, i WANTED a repeating crossbow, and even though the picture was decades (or centuries?) old, that was clear enough to start building something.įirst of all, i needed the bow. The result was a bigger crossbow with trigger, meant as a gift for a friend.īut it wasn’t enough. The result was fairly simple but really appealing, and made me want making one. Take a look at other crossbows ( compound crossbows, pistol crossbows, recurve crossbows, children's crossbows) and accessories for them in our range.The other day i saw an amazing and inspiring video about making crossbow with hairpins, popcicle sticks and a short rope. Shooting a crossbow is especially relaxing movement activity. ![]() Must never shoot without an arrow! Otherwise you will risk injury and your crossbow can be damaged. Crossbow hunting is banned in the Czech Republic and in some other countries. Later crossbows, utilizing all-steel prods were able to out-range and out-penetrate the longbow, but were more expensive to produce and slower to reload, requiring the aid of mechanical devices such as the cranequin or windlass - often necessitating the use of a pavise to protect the operator from enemy fire.Ĭrossbow is not a toy. The shot could even penetrate plate armour from both sides, including the warrior inside the armour. Quality crossbow with quality point could penetrate armour of a knight. ![]() it also was a very fine ranged weapon in that it could penetrate armor from distances up to 200 yards.įaithful replicas of historical weapons are in our range of crossbow replicas. It could be used by relatively untrained soldiers with good results. ![]() The Medieval crossbow spent a long time as a dominant weapon in the middle ages. ![]()
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