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Title
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Cross-bow
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HCA Identifier
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As1944,01.60
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Collection Location
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The British Museum
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Date
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Acquisition date: 1944
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Location
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China
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Description
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This Chu-ko-nu repeating pellet crossbow features a thick wooden stock and a thick wooden prod composed of two layers of wood. The prod is fitted into the stock through a rectangular hole. The bowstring is made of twisted hide. A grooved channel is present for directing pellets, and an automatic metal cut-off mechanism is partially visible. A combination spanning and trigger mechanism lever is mounted on top at the rear end of the crossbow. A wedge for tightening the prod in its socket is in place, while the cover for the chamber and the spring for the cut-off appear to be missing.
Materials/Media Wood, skin, metal
Dimensions/Measurements Height: Height: 9 centimetres
Weight: Weight: 626 grammes
Width: Width: 40.50 centimetres
Depth: Depth: 35 centimetres
Other notes Donated by Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
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Source
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1944-01-60
The British Museum
