Bending the Bows of Crossbows

Chapter		Page
XII.	How the Bow of the Primitive Crossbow was Attached to the Stock by a Bridle of Cord or Sinew	66-69
XIII.	How the Crossbowman Placed the Bolt of His Crossbow on the Stock of His Weapon so as to Give the Bolt a Free Loose and Correct Flight	70-72
XIV.	The Various Contrivances Employed in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries for Bending the Bows of Crossbows which were Too Strong to be Bent by Manual Power Only - the Cord and Pulley	73-75
XV.	The Various Contrivances Employed for Bending the Bows of Crossbows (continued) - The Claw and Belt	76-80
XVI.	The Various Contrivances Employed for Bending the Bows of Crossbows (continued) - The Screw and Handle	81-83
XVII.	The Various Contrivances Employed for Bending the Bows of Crossbows (Concluded)- The Goat's Foot Lever	84-89
XVIII.	The Fifteenth Century Military and Sporting Crossbow with a Thick Steel Bow which was Bent by a Windlass and Ropes and Discharged a Bolt	90-91
XIX.	The Construction of a Powerful Crossbow, such as was used in the Fifteenth Century for Killing Deer with a Heavy Non-Poisonous Bolt - The Stock	92-94
XX.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) The Revolving Nut and Its Socket	95-97
XXI.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) The Trigger and Lock	98-100
XXII.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) The Steel Bow, the Bow Irons and the Stirrup	101-104
XXIII.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) How to Fix the Bow to the Stock	105-107
XXIV.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) The Groove for the Bolt	108-109
XXV.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) The Bow String	110-113
XXVI.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) How to Fit the Bow String to the Bow	114-119
XXVII.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) The Windlass	120-125
XXVIII.	The Construction of the Crossbow (continued) The Bolt or Quarrel and How It was Arranged on the Stock of the Crossbow	126-128

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