you can easily increase draw lenght by moving pin from lever up

 

You have put a lot of work into your crossbow reproduction and a lot of research into your YouTube production. A good presentation!
The music is a nice addition.
I am fascinated with the history of the cordage used for the bowstrings. Not a lot has been said about that and I hope to learn more.
Thanks for sharing.
The history of the crossbow did not begin with the production of fiberglass, carbon and Dacron, (As some young archers must believe).

 

thanks a lot
for china silk is a popular material
but also hemp and sinew is used
europe used linen hemp sinew rawhide
SE asia used their local trees like bark/leaves

 

Yes, interesting representation.
AFAIK, the Koreans knew a very similar weapon, not sure which one was first.
But I think some historical documents describe it rather as "annoyance" than as lethal weapon.

 

yes the koreans also used them and theirs is much more powerful that the illustrations from the chinese
prehaps the chinese had very similar dimensions because its not rocket science that bigger is more powerful
lots of historical documents were destroyed during revolutions by the way

 

i wonder if those on picture were perfected

looks to me that there is obvious improvements to be made

 

Every crossbow I have ever handled I could say that about.

 

2nd example, where arrow is not over the thump, shows correct way of holding follow up arrows, as you see one was just shot and as Jens has shown, this is correct way of holding an arrow(s)

 

i stopped watching at 2.45

i assume he uses those examples i just defuted as an arguments for the rest of the video

 

not only that he gets his facts wrong...

i checked this guys ut ch

just b***shitter

 

This is litearlly based on an ARCHEOLOGICAL find
not artwork

 

im so sorry we got carried away derailing your thread