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Crossbow, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Weapon - Assorted

MSRP old price: $20.00


Product Info

Title
Crossbow, The
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Mike Loades
Publish Year
2018
Pages
80
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147694592
MFG. Part #
OSPWEAP061
Type
Softcover
Series
WEAP061

Description

Technologically sophisticated and powerful, the crossbow has long enjoyed a popular reputation for villainous superiority because it could be used with little training as a weapon of assassination. The study of bow designs, trigger mechanisms, and spanning devices reveals a tale of considerable mechanical ingenuity; advances that produced a battlefield weapon requiring comparatively little training to use. In this study, acknowledged weaponry expert Mike Loades traces the origins, development, combat record, and lasting legacy of the crossbow, the formidable projectile weapon that played a key role in a host of battles and sieges across Europe and Asia.