So I finally got around to posting the 'finished' pic of my replica of the Lillohus lockbow. What a sweet bow this thing is! No metal parts and a really unusual trigger. It doesn't have an axle, the front end is forked and floats in a receiver. Friction and geometry holds the mechanism together - the trigger pin only has an inch of free movement before it binds in its tunnel and so it can't fall out. I love it.
The draw weight is 150lb which was a surprise as the prevailing theory is that the original was lost during combat while attacking Lillohus castle. This bow is almost exactly the same dimensions as the original and so the original can't have been too much stronger. A really nice knock about hunting bow, not a war bow
