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2. Crossbow - Wikipedia

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   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. A person who shoots crossbow is called a ...

3. Leonardo's crossbow - Wikipedia

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   Leonardo's crossbow designs are a series of shooting weapon schematics designed by Leonardo da Vinci that are in the Codex Atlanticus. One version, a self-spanning infantry weapon called the Rapid Fire Crossbow ( Balestra Veloce in Italian), is found on sheets 143r, 153r, and 155r. [ 2] The other is the Giant Crossbow ( Balestra Gigante in ...

4. Repeating crossbow - Wikipedia

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   The repeating crossbow (Chinese: 連弩; pinyin: Lián Nǔ), also known as the repeater crossbow, and the Zhuge crossbow (Chinese: 諸葛弩; pinyin: Zhūgě nǔ, also romanized Chu-ko-nu) due to its association with the Three Kingdoms-era strategist Zhuge Liang (181–234 AD), is a crossbow invented during the Warring States period in China that combined the bow spanning, bolt placing, and ...

5. Laws on crossbows - Wikipedia

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   Czech Republic. Crossbows and other mechanical weapons with drawing force under 150 N (15 kgf; 35 lbf) are not regulated. Mechanical weapons above this limit are class D weapons, which means they can only be used or owned by a person at least 18 years of age (no license is required) and can't be worn visibly in public.

6. Bullet-shooting crossbow - Wikipedia

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   A bullet-shooting crossbow, also known as prodd, [1] pelletbow, ballester, stone bow, or rock-throwing crossbow, is a modified version of the classic crossbow. The bow was usually constructed with wood or steel, depending on the preference. It typically utilizes bullets and stones as projectiles instead of the more traditional bolt or quarrel .

7. Match crossbow - Wikipedia

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   IAU 30 meter Match-crossbow World Championships, Sulgen, Switzerland 2008. Match crossbow is a target shooting sport using crossbows. Unlike field crossbow, match crossbow is quite similar to the Olympic rifle . The International Crossbow Shooting Union (Internationale Armbrustschutzen Union-IAU) is the world governing body of crossbow target ...