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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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As.8109
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Acquisition date: 1873
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Location
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Japan
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Description
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This crossbow is constructed primarily of wood and fiber. The stock is straight and a broad, flat, rectangular wooden plate is attached perpendicularly across the upper part of the stock. Two long, slender wooden rods are positioned close to the stock at its butt end and are angled outward as they extend to the front of the stock. The prod is slightly broad and curved, and attached securely across the middle of the stock with several fiber bindings. The bowstring, made of twisted fiber, is tied around each end of the prod. Numerous fiber bindings reinforce the junctions between the stock, the prod, and the slender rods.
Materials/Media Wood
Dimensions/Measurements Length: Length: 72 centimetres
Weight: Weight: 408 grammes
Width: Width: 78.50 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 6.40 centimetres
Other notes Donated by: Admiral Swinton Colthurst Holland
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As-8109
The British Museum
