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- From: irvine@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (Brent Irvine)
- Subject: Re: New deadly device?
- References: <VADER.93Jan22234338@meryl.csd.uu.se> <C1F55v.HwK@boi.hp.com>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:55:43 GMT
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- In article <C1F55v.HwK@boi.hp.com> bblohm@boi.hp.com (Bill Blohm) writes:
- >I think I know the ones you are talking about then. I have seen pictures of a really
- >massive crossbow that had a tripod stand. Came across them when I was reading up on
- >crossbows prior to making my own. (Still have not done so, but have most of the
- >parts scrounged up.) I thought you were talking about a modern equivalent. If I
- >remember, these old ones had the crank built in. Then there were the ones the size
- >of a catapult....HATE to get hit by the bolt out of one of those!
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- It was probably built from old siege equipment plans!
- I have a book [reprint from 1907] called _Crossbows_ that deals with this
- kind of stuff.
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- The original crossbow was used as a Roman seige engine, and threw mostly
- rocks.
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- Why would anyone want to fire a 1000 pound crossbow BOLT!? Perhaps to
- launch old Scud missiles if the engines don't ignite maybe..... :)
-
- Brent "Really wants a 1000 pound crossbow on my car" Irvine
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- | Brent L. Irvine | For a mere $50 these personal | Ak! Its 1992 tax|
- | irvine@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu | opinions can also be yours! | season! Yuck! |
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