Ordo pro balistari
I hope that someone might be able to assist me in locating a source for the document mentioned below. I am hoping to run a crossbow competition next year based on rules for pre 1600 archery...
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The Society of Archer-Antiquaries something for everyone As you pack away your gear and plod back to the car park after a pleasant days shooting do you ever wonder how it all started ? How the...
View ArticleSeeking Answers To Crossbows and Quarrels in Use between 11th and 15th Century
Greetings Members of the Arbalist Guild, I would like to open by saying that I’m certain I won’t be of much assistance to this forum in the long term. And, in truth, I’ve only joined so that I might...
View ArticleArbalist 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...
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Wm. Hovey Smith
There's an interesting bit of history on Hovey's Blog today where he shows a short video and talks about some of the early production crossbows and as always, more good stuff. There's even a shot and a...
View ArticleWet string spelled disaster
It is a well known fact by all of us that, in the days when Nuts were made of horn and strings were made of sinew or hemp, the Arbalist could not afford to have the string of his crossbow getting wet,...
View ArticleGubio: Italian Сrossbow Festival
A case with the Italian city Gubio when in 1511g it's troops were surrounded by the 11 neighboring city-states. According to legend, Bishop Ubaldo Balsadini at his own expense armed all residents with...
View ArticleCrossbows in Movies.
Hi All I'm seeing "Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time" in an about an hour with my son. I've seen the trailer and there's some ancient crossbow content in the movie. They look like medieval cross bows...
View ArticleHistory of crossbows-Ancient China
The metal portions of the crossbowwere also mass produced with precision, with the bronze mechanisms being interchangeable. Actualy they wern't mass produced the surprising things are that they all...
View ArticleMurder Mystery Novel/Show?
I remember seeing long ago (the late 1960s) a TV show featuring an ingenious murder by crossbow. The victim was found in an armchair (impaled!) in a locked room. The detective figured he'd been shot...
View Article16th Century Spanish Crossbow and Gaffe
Hey all, I took some pictures of a 16th century Spanish Crossbow that was in a local museum. Thought I would share some pictures. Has some interesting features. It doesn't show up well, but if you look...
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Spanish 1500's crossbow found in a shipwreck
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/amarina/2008/03/07/0003_6631220.htm It's an old one, but perhaps interesting...
View ArticleNotes On The Cross-Bow By C.L. Spencer
I found this interesting publication from 1908 I have photographed it and you can read/ download it from here: http://s1093.photobucket.com/albums/i432/arbalistforum/ Cheers, Scott
View ArticleScabbard and Quiver combination.
Found something interesting for those with a historical bent. Scabbard/quiver combinations from the Medieval period. Just thought I would share since I thought they were rather cool and I really want...
View ArticleInterested in designing something fun?
I'm an author and illustrator in the fantasy genre, and I am working on a book series currently that requires some designs for repeating crossbows with a simple and effective lever or crank action that...
View ArticleBuilding a Medieval French Castle
For those of you who may be interested, this is a fantastic project being undertaken in France. They are building a medieval castle using strictly medieval technologies, tools, and materials. There is...
View ArticleWeapons Documentary Series - Who wants to be on TV? :)
Hi guys,Ivo's busy, so he asked me to chime in with some REALLLLLYY COOOL NEWS!!!Last night he got a message from "Bray Entertainment", it's the Co-Creators of Pawn Stars.Here's what they had to say:...
View ArticleTypes of Crossbows used during the Hundred Years' War
Would anyone happen to know the types of Crossbows used during the Hundred Years' War? Also pictures of late middle ages crossbows.
View ArticleMedieval Slur bows
Being new to this site you will excuse me if I am bring up a subject that may have been well-covered in the past. I have noticed that slur bows occasionally appear in the inventories of weapons held in...
View ArticleCrossbows in Europe, Asia Minor or North Africa c 1000 AD
I am attempting to write a novel set in England in the early years of the 11th century AD and am thinking of including a crossbowman as a character. I'm aware that in western Europe crossbows were not...
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