Indian Combination Matchlock & Crossbow?

adrian · 15th July 2020, 10:56 AM

Congratulations, you seem to be the first kid on the block to have one of these, and it's a mighty big block.

It is not mine, it just happened to be in amongst an assortment of antique small arms that I was cataloguing for an auction house, the collection included quite a lot of top end Indo Persian arms.

I lashed a piece of wood where the bow would go as an experiment. Photo below, it worked perfectly. Please ignore the hasty & untidy rope work....

15th July 2020, 10:56 AM	#9
adrian Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 135	Congratulations, you seem to be the first kid on the block to have one of these, and it's a mighty big block. It is not mine, it just happened to be in amongst an assortment of antique small arms that I was cataloguing for an auction house, the collection included quite a lot of top end Indo Persian arms. I lashed a piece of wood where the bow would go as an experiment. Photo below, it worked perfectly. Please ignore the hasty & untidy rope work.... Attached Images