Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bowman123 on April 20, 2022, 11:51:28 am

Title: History of the Oldest Crossbow
Post by: bowman123 on April 20, 2022, 11:51:28 am

In this video I discuss the oldest crossbow design from ancient China
with archeological evidence from 600 B.C.
I also discuss the possibility of stone age crossbows from africa and
Carthaginian and Roman crossbows of antiquity
https://youtu.be/lbe1wyhSjyU

Title: Re: History of the Oldest Crossbow
Post by: superdav95 on April 20, 2022, 11:06:36 pm

Really cool. I may have to make a crossbow one day.  Looks fun. 

Title: Re: History of the Oldest Crossbow
Post by: Buckskinner on April 21, 2022, 08:19:02 am

Thanks, that is really cool.   I was thinking about that the other day when my shoulder was bugging me...  Has anyone here made a crossbow?   

Title: Re: History of the Oldest Crossbow
Post by: bowman123 on April 23, 2022, 12:03:42 am

thanks for watching. often people associate crossbows not as a primitive weapon when in fact we have evidence of the crossbow being used 2500 years ago at the very least, and stone age simple crossbows are very much primitive with simple push pin triggers, or simply flicking a string off from a tillering stick (with a arrow holder attached and the bow attached on tillering stick)