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DaVinci's crossbows

DaVinci came up with new crossbow theories in the 16th century. Would these designs work? What about for a handbow?

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I can't see the image, but I think I know the crossbows you mean. Aren't the massive prods just wood laminates? In which case, they do work - I've made a crossbow with a prod of wood strips bound...

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Different crossbow.The ones pictured are drawn with an arrow ready for launch. The shape of the drawn crossbows looks similar to the Greek letter "Psi".The prods are reverse drawn, really strange...

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They should work as crossbows. Main advantage in this set up is that the stock and bolt channel don't have to handle the draw weight of the bow. So tiller could be lighter build . Allowing a bit more...

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