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Crossbow

A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long gun. Crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels.

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History

Cast bronzeQufuLuChuJiangling County
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Construction

BowBow stringTriggerCastBronze
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Modern use

ArcheryBlubberBiopsySome countriesNOAA
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Overview

ElasticBowStockLong gunArrow
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Comparison to conventional bows

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Crossbow

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Edges232
Triples249
Avg. degree1.99
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related to China · 39
Crossbow → AD, Autumn, Battle, BC, Bronze, China, Chinese, Chu, Grand Historian, Han, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, In, It, Jiangling County, Jing Fang, Lu, Maling, Mozi, Other
related to Ancient Greece · 26
Crossbow → According, AD, Aeneas Tacticus, Aigosthena, Alexandria, An Athenian, Arrow-shooting, At, BC, Belopoeica, Carthaginian, Ctesibius, Europe, Greek, Heron, It, Motya, On Catapult-making, Other, Perinthos
related to Southeast Asia · 21
Crossbow → According, AD, Around, Austroasiatic, BC, Cao Lỗ, Cao Thông, Chams, China, Chinese, Chinese Zhou, However, In, Keith Taylor, King An Dương, Lạc, Nu Wen, Saintly Crossbow, Supernaturally Luminous Golden Claw, The Chams
related to External links · 20
Crossbow → Archived, Association, BTAR-6 Tactical Crossbow, Crossbowman, Grand National Archery Society, IAU, International Crossbow Shooting Union, July, May, November, October, September, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Stronghold Crusader, The Crossbow, The National Crossbowmen, USA, Wayback MachineWorld Crossbow Shooting, WCSA, World Crossbow Shooting Association
related to Elsewhere and later · 18
Crossbow → According, African, African-derived, America, Asuka, Central Africa, Chinese, Fubito, In, In West, Inuit, Japanese, Northern America, Oyumi, Shimaki, Southern United States, The, These
related to Military and paramilitary · 18
Crossbow → Army, Bosnia, Cambodia, CIGS, Crossbows, For, In, In Brazil, It, Jungle Warfare Training Center, Launched Grapnel Hook, LGH, Middle Eastern, Peruvian, Reusable, SAA International Ltd, The, United States
related to Medieval Europe · 17
Crossbow → Crossbows, Europe, European, French, Glenferness, Hastings, Lake Paladru, Meigle, Pictish, Scotland, Senlis, Shandwick, St, The, There, Verdun, Vigeans
related to Modern arbalists · 16
Crossbow → Archery GB, Association, Both, Current-day, Firstly, GNAS, Indoor, Modern, SC, Star Achievement Awards, TC, The World Crossbow Shooting, These, They, WCSA, World Crossbow Shooting Association
related to Islamic world · 11
Crossbow → Although Muslims, Arabs, European, Frankish, Islamic, Mamluk, Muslim, Muslims, Spain, There, They
related to Terminology · 9
Crossbow → An, Arrow, Hansard, Johnson, One, Payne-Gallwey, Richardson, Smith, Webster

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crossbows used bow use century also called bc trigger bows chinese shooting using european draw mounted time string hunting weapon

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Crossbowis aranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod0.90text
winch pulleysinstance ofand from the 14th century an assortment of spanning mechanisms0.80text
cord pulleysinstance ofand from the 14th century an assortment of spanning mechanisms0.80text
gafflesinstance ofand from the 14th century an assortment of spanning mechanisms0.80text
the larger ballistainstance ofOther arrow-shooting machines0.80text
smaller scorpio from around 338 BC are torsion catapultsinstance ofOther arrow-shooting machines0.80text
are not considered crossbowsinstance ofOther arrow-shooting machines0.80text
the cranequin or windlass to draw back their extremely heavy bowsinstance ofto longbows but were more expensive to produce and slower to reload because they required the aid of mechanical devices0.80text
the Taboritesinstance ofthe crossbow was also a weapon of choice for insurgent peasants0.80text
Canadainstance ofIn some countries0.80text
they may be less heavily regulated than firearmsinstance ofIn some countries0.80text
and thus more popular for huntinginstance ofIn some countries0.80text

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