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Raymond Sauvage
Location: Trondheim Joined: 22 Feb 2005
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 Posted: Wed 23 Mar, 2005 2:08 am Post subject: Crossbow design |
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I am planing to construct a medieval crossbow, and I was wondering if anyone on this forum has any construction drawings or other drawings i can look at. I'm planing to make my own construction drawings but are looking for inspiration from other drawings.
I'm interessted in the trigger mechanism and the general outlay of the bow.
Does anyone know when they started using steel bows insted wooden and composite bows on crossbows?
Ofcourse working and studying in an archaeological museum, i can go look in our collections on some remains of crossbows, but i plan to get some background material before i go searching the archives and collections.
Sincerly
Raymond Sauvage
MA stud. Museum of archaeology ond natural history, NTNU
Trondheim, Norway
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Felix Wang
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I suspect you are already familiar with Ralph Payne-Gallwey's "Book of the Crossbow", but if you don't have a copy, it has been reprinted recently and is inexpensive. Since about 100 pages are devoted to construction of various crossbow-related bits, it might be helpful.
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S Ott
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Martin you may want to read that english site. Many of those materials are hard to come by.
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Raymond Sauvage
Location: Trondheim Joined: 22 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue 29 Mar, 2005 7:26 am Post subject: Thanks guys |
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I wil sertanly check out Ralph Payne-Gallwey's "Book of the Crossbow".
Lot's of the pages i havve come across on the internet deals with modern crossbow design,
i'm looking for authentic medieval designs which i can copy i my work.
Regards
Raymond Sauvage
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Felix Wang
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I hope you find it useful. It is an old book, but Payne-Gallwey examined a lot of different types of medieval crossbows (as well as later sporting bows), and has diagrams on many of the inner workings.
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Matt G. Meekma
Location: Horicon, Wi Joined: 03 Mar 2004
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| S Ott wrote: | | Martin you may want to read that english site. Many of those materials are hard to come by. |
LOL, i really was gonna leave that one alone.....
Beer is God's way of saying He wants Us to be Happy. - Ben Franklin
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David McElrea
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Elling Polden wrote:
No... I don't see undead thighbones or the heart of a wood golem on this page.
David
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This is a standard topic