16th Century Spanish Crossbow and Gaffe

Spanish Hunting Crossbow

Good time of day! I want to demonstrate their my latest product. This is a replica of the Spanish hunting crossbow early 16 th century. Materials: wood (oak), bone, iron, brass.Bow forged from spring steel and hardened. The trigger lever and the

Arbalist Helmets from 11th century to 16th century

Hi there my friends !! Thought I'd post a few pictures of interest for you guys. These are made as authentic as can be, also have the same weight and material consistency as were the originals. 11th century Chapel-de-Fer 11-16 century Kettl

15th century military crossbow draw weight?

Gentlemen in narrowing my question I'm a little confused on the draw weight of a steel prod crossbow of the 15th century as carried by the average soldier. I know the "siege" crossbows are 1000lbs plus in some cases but what about the bows used in the

New World Spanish Military Crossbow

Good day. I am working on an academic/practical project to reproduce a 1540's Spanish New World military crossbow. Once completed it will be used to test various theories concerning ballistics, field use and repair, influence on battle tactics, etc.

Crossbows in the Royal Netherlands Army Museum book - a bit disappointed

I purchased this book a few weeks ago and while it's a great book packed with great photos and lots of information, I'm a bit disappointed. Namely, I'm disappointed that the bulk of the bows in the book are 18th century or newer. I think there are only 3

Spanish Civil War

The 20th century brought little peace; Spain played a minor part in the scramble for Africa, with the colonisation of Western Sahara, Spanish Morocco and Equatorial Guinea. The heavy losses suffered during the Rif war in Morocco helped to undermine the

The Younger Generation In the Twenty-first Century

　　We always say we are the future. Indeed. We, the younger generation NFL jerseyrepresents NFL jerseysmodern knowledge, NFL apparelnew concepts, nfl merchandiseambition and great nfl merchandisedesire for success. But, have you ever though

What games should I play at my 16th birthday party?

I'm having my party at this small hall with a bunch of my friends and family for four hours. We're having pizza and cake and stuff but I don't know what we should do the rest of the time. My friends are pretty laid back and enjoy things like pin the

I Found a Good Script for our Spanish Classes

For Amigos in our Spanish classes here is an easy Spanish script about a young witch of age to go out one her own with her black cat to find her new home. It is in Spanish by a Japanese author and has easy but challenging enough dialog. The text edito

Spanish Needles

Visitors to the early Spanish mines in Southwestern United States can observe that each mine features only one hole instead of many. The reason for that is, that prior to drilling, the Spanish used a dowsing tool called "Spanish needles" to

Central European Crossbow, just starting

Hi, gang. Here are a few pictures of my latest project. The tiller is being constructed by laminating two 1.5" maple planks together. So far, I have the tiller profile roughly cut out, the nut socket is drilled into each side, the tickler channel is

I know it's not a crossbow...(Ballistas, Catapults, etc.)

..but has anyone thought about making a scorpio or a full sized ballista? http://www.legionxxiv.org/catapulta/ I think I am going to start making a mini model of one for fun, hopefully leading to a larger one. It would be cool to design one based on

Hello, Fireheart here!

Hello fellow cats of the forest, I am Fireheart. I carry this name with me from all the site I go on because I was given the name before I even knew what Warriors even was. So I am glad to join this forum and hope to stay and be welcomed here! I come fro