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The Crossbow
Chapter IV
The Bolts Used with Crossbows
Fig. 9. - A Store of Crossbow Bolts, Shafts and
Heads
The crossbowman is aiming at a target to the left of
the picture.
As the result of numerous experiments with crossbow
bolts of different weights and shapes, I have found that bolts of seasoned
yew, weighing from 2 1/2 oz. to 2 3/4 oz., and measuring about 12 in. in
length by 1/2 in. to 5/8 in. in diameter, fly the straightest and furthest;
bolts of these dimensions being similar to those to be seen in museums
and intended for use in the military crossbow
which had a strong steel bow.
The light bolts which I have tried, weighing from 1 1/4 oz, to 1 1/2
oz., did not in any instance, however true their flight, carry nearly so
far as the heavier ones,
The Crossbow
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