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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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As1862,0609.1
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Production date: 1800-1842
Acquisition date: 1862
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Location
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China
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Description
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This Chu-ko-nu crossbow is constructed from multiple pieces of wood stacked on top of each other. It features a wooden stock, prod, and trigger lever. The bottom piece of wood has a rectangular hole through which the prod is inserted, and another rectangular hole allows the bowstring, made of twisted fiber or cord, to pass through. A combined spanning and trigger mechanism lever is mounted on top at the rear end of the crossbow.
Materials/Media Wood
Dimensions/Measurements Height: Height: 32.50 centimetres
Weight: Weight: 520 grammes
Width: Width: 57 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 102 centimetres
Other notes According to the register, taken in the 'last war' [i.e. Second Opium War] from one of the forts on the northern coast of China.
Donated by A J Thomson
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1862-0609-1?selectedImageId=1613864050
The British Museum
