07-25-2013, 08:20 AM
Hi Thomas,
Pretty cool drawings!! Why is the recess to hold the bow in the stock that deep? Also 36 cm drawlength does not seem a lot for a bow 90 cm wide.
There is another thing puzzling me. Neither of the two pictures show the bow being fastened with lashings. What are your thoughts on the way the bow was fastened to the stock. Is there an ancient text that descrides such a lashing and does it indeed apply to this type of crossbow.
Pretty cool drawings!! Why is the recess to hold the bow in the stock that deep? Also 36 cm drawlength does not seem a lot for a bow 90 cm wide.
There is another thing puzzling me. Neither of the two pictures show the bow being fastened with lashings. What are your thoughts on the way the bow was fastened to the stock. Is there an ancient text that descrides such a lashing and does it indeed apply to this type of crossbow.