-
Title
-
A Bavarian heavy crossbow
-
Collection Location
-
Private collection
-
Date
-
2nd half of the 20th century
-
Location
-
Bavaria
-
Description
-
The crossbow features a heavy steel arch screwed in the middle, with a safety cord on the outside, and the prod is wrapped with white insulating tape. The body of the bow is composed with wood, with metal elements screwed into it. The bow body is physically tall, with an arched shoulder stock and massive cheek rest, capped off with metal. Some sort of magnetic contraption is present in the front, and the metal string is held down with a slide. There is a notch on the release slide, which may be used to engage with the bolt. Alligned with the bolt guides rail is a diopter sight, on top near the trigger. The trigger guard is speculated to be able to accomodate the whole hand, having a massive empty space for it to fit.
-
Source
-
Hermann Historica
-
Crossbow Top Measurements
-
63cm
-
Crossbow Side Measurements
-
90cm
