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Title
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Chinese Repeating Crossbow
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Collection Location
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Oxford, United Kingdom
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Date
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C. by 1926
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Location
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China
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Description
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This crossbow originates from China and is classified as a repeating crossbow. It features a wooden stock that narrows in width toward the butt. Fixed onto the stock is a rectangular box and a wooden lever attached to the middle of the stock, extending outwards. The lever has a piece of string tied around it. The prod of the crossbow is made from two pieces of wood placed on top of each other. The prod passes through the middle of the stock through a slotted hole and angles toward both ends. The string is made of twisted plant fiber and is wrapped through a circular hole on either end of the prod.
Measurements: Length: max 613 mm, Width: max 445 mm, Depth: max 158 mm
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Plant Fibre Yarn, Material Animal Rawhide Skin (uncertain), Material Animal Sinew (uncertain), Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Jointed
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Source
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Pitt Rivers Museum
