Chinese crossbow

Abstract. In ancient China, people integrated the original bow, the bowstring, and a cam mechanism to develop a powerful weapon which was named the crossbow. It was one of the most frequently used weapons during the 5th century BC to the 18th century AD. Because it used the elasticity of the bow and the bowstring to shoot arrows, it was used for long-distance attacks. After the 4th century BC, the technology of producing crossbows was very sophisticated. Since the topological structure of…

The Chinese repeating crossbow, is a crossbow where the separate actions of stringing the bow, placing the bolt and shooting it can be accomplished with a simple one-handed movement while keeping the crossbow stationary. This allows a higher rate of fire than a normal crossbow: there is a magazine containing a number of bolts on top of the bow, and the mechanism is worked by moving a rectangular lever forward and backward.

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Bronze Crossbow from a war chariot excavated from the Tomb of The First Emperor, Lintong, Shaanxi Province Qin Dynasty, circa 210 BC.

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Han Dynasty Crossbow Technology The prevalence and praise of the crossbow in ancient Chinese texts is so widespread (The excavated Donghai accounting...

The Zhuge Nu (Chu-Ko-Nu) was a Chinese repeating crossbow which was used as far back as the 4th century B.C., and was capable of firing as many as 10 bolts in 15 seconds with an effective range of about 60 meters. It had relatively little penetrative power compared with contemporary non-repeating crossbows, but its speed and the fact that the arrows were often dipped in poison made this weapon so effective that it was used up until the China-Japan war of 1894-1895.

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Han Crossbow

Gong (弓). The bown is called “Gong” in Chinese. It enjoyed a long history in ancient China. According to archeological materials, the Chinese began to use bow as early as 2800 years ago, and the archers remained the major arm forces of the imperial army until the late 19th century. Archery was an indispensible item of the exam for military official selection.

Perhaps one of the most famous and long-lived of Chinese weapons.

Ancient Chinese bronze crossbow mechanisms

Update: Better Screencaps & Updated Textures This was done for a school project. I have to create an ancient interior environment. This was my first time using substance painter in my artwork, so any pointers would be welcome! I am open to critiques, its how I get better.

jaeger22 -- John -- is building a replica of a Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) crossbow lock, with the intent to set them up for production using CNC milling tech

Crossbow Trigger (Nugong), Unknown, China, Western Han dynasty, about 206 B.C.-A.D. 25, Arms and Armor, Cast bronze with gold and silver inlay.