tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2736794590824411004..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Crossbow Out of the GroundJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-32513291640237888212015-03-27T07:05:45.943-04:002015-03-27T07:05:45.943-04:00Good catch.Good catch.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-10729063527559644052015-03-26T15:40:18.077-04:002015-03-26T15:40:18.077-04:00Yup. "Featured image: Bronze crossbow similar...Yup. "Featured image: Bronze crossbow similar to one recently excavated from the terra cotta army pit at Xi’an, Shaanxi province. This weapon was from a war chariot excavated from the Tomb of The First Emperor, Lintong, Shaanxi Province Qin Dynasty, circa 210 B.C. Representational image only. Credit: Oberlin College of Arts & Sciences"<br /><br />Read more: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/excellently-preserved-crossbow-2200-years-ago-terracotta-020269#ixzz3VWS5Ygzj <br />Follow us: @ancientorigins on Twitter | ancientoriginsweb on FacebookKpgooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270609696502839431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-53227730103722690962015-03-26T15:05:23.266-04:002015-03-26T15:05:23.266-04:00No way is that the same bow. It is maybe a reprodu...No way is that the same bow. It is maybe a reproduction? This shows a picture of the item up close. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/images/attachement/jpg/site1/20140228/eca86bd9dddf147a66300b.jpgKpgooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270609696502839431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-33937330913645014692015-03-26T09:05:28.273-04:002015-03-26T09:05:28.273-04:00The second string running below the shaft line is ...The second string running below the shaft line is interesting, I assume to act as a flex-brake to prevent the bow from "wobbling" after fire.<br /><br />Would love some closer pictures though, as I can't make out enough about the trigger assembly to tell how it's fashioned. It looks fairly simplistic, which is one of several factors that suggest this is a (comparatively) low draw-weight bow.G, Verlorennoreply@blogger.com