crossbow origins
Just curious, does anyone know how long crossbows have been around?
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RE: crossbow origins
Earliest written mention of a crossbow was from a chinese text dated back to the 5th century BC, and was used more widely recorded accounts durring roman times and the 1400's in Europe.
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RE: crossbow origins
i haven't ck'ed the exact date but i remember reading that a few thousand years ago they were used in china and mongolia. they have been around for abit of time. :)
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RE: crossbow origins
ORIGINAL: bowfisherman Just curious, does anyone know how long crossbows have been around? I think I can remember correctly that they were even around before the 5th BC that stoop14 mentioned. They were mostly used as a war weapon/ They were more accurate, but they could not put forth the volume of arrows that the long bows could, so their use was not very practical. I tried a search on the Excalibur Site but could not find the threads, it might have been at their earlier pain in the butt site :D:D. Unfortantly the info I had on this history went with my laptop when it was stolen and I do not know if I have it backed up at home. There is alot of great and interesting info out there on the history of crossbows. |
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