Late Gothic Crossbows and Accouterments

David Jaumann · 18th March 2014, 05:05 PM

Your´re welcome for the pictures, Michael!

Nice picture!
Like Micke, I did only know the painted version on Holger Richters book.
That´s also where I got the information about the Hermannsstadt crossbows. Unfortunatelly, it´s at my home right now and not here in Innsbruck, where I recently started studying archeology. But I´m also already eager to read Mickes post about the crossbows.

@Micke:
So it really seems that there were some standarts for the distance bethween the nutfingers. I noticed that there are maybe two "types" of bolts.
The first one was probably especially made for one specific crossbow or a special armoury (look at post #25). The rear end is tapered gradually.
The second type could have been a mass product for many armouries, which had to be adjusted in each case. On post #254 you can see that these bolts were probably carved with a knife to adjust them to the nut. That would perfectly match to your answer of my question.
What do you think?

Best wishes,
David

18th March 2014, 05:05 PM	#29
David Jaumann Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 35	Your´re welcome for the pictures, Michael! Nice picture! Like Micke, I did only know the painted version on Holger Richters book. That´s also where I got the information about the Hermannsstadt crossbows. Unfortunatelly, it´s at my home right now and not here in Innsbruck, where I recently started studying archeology. But I´m also already eager to read Mickes post about the crossbows. @Micke: So it really seems that there were some standarts for the distance bethween the nutfingers. I noticed that there are maybe two "types" of bolts. The first one was probably especially made for one specific crossbow or a special armoury (look at post #25). The rear end is tapered gradually. The second type could have been a mass product for many armouries, which had to be adjusted in each case. On post #254 you can see that these bolts were probably carved with a knife to adjust them to the nut. That would perfectly match to your answer of my question. What do you think? Best wishes, David