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,
Last edited by cornelistromp; 28th May 2022 at 04:03 PM.
|