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cornelistromp · 28th May 2022, 04:42 PM

It is a Flemish/Dutch target crossbow from the beginning of the 18th century. It is not a combat bow to defend a castle.
With this crossbow, competitions were held, targets in the form of a wooden rooster were shot.
The winner was named "Gilde Koning" and was allowed to wear a silver chain with a King's bird as recognition for the coming year.

A round pin is pressed in one of the empty holes to tension the trigger spring, you can do this a simple with a screwdriver. ps The nut must be in the correct position.

The string of the bow was tensioned by a system of two levers with rope, pulleys and hooks mounted at the rear of the stock.

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28th May 2022, 04:42 PM	#2
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,064	It is a Flemish/Dutch target crossbow from the beginning of the 18th century. It is not a combat bow to defend a castle. With this crossbow, competitions were held, targets in the form of a wooden rooster were shot. The winner was named "Gilde Koning" and was allowed to wear a silver chain with a King's bird as recognition for the coming year. A round pin is pressed in one of the empty holes to tension the trigger spring, you can do this a simple with a screwdriver. ps The nut must be in the correct position. The string of the bow was tensioned by a system of two levers with rope, pulleys and hooks mounted at the rear of the stock. best, Attached Images Last edited by cornelistromp; 28th May 2022 at 05:03 PM.