crossbow of one foot, two foot and 'a tour'

fernando · 21st October 2012, 04:42 PM

How is your italian, Randall ... rusty ?
Definitely the terms 'one foot' and 'too foot' were part of current crossbow terminology in Europe.
Hee is a link mentioning that these terms were used in medieval Italy. Scroll dow to the martinetto (jack) section:

http://www.arcoebalestra.it/index.php?sub=balestra

You will read:

Il termine medioevale di balestre a "un piede" o a "due piedi" indica modelli diversificati dal modo di caricamento.

meaning (+ or -):

The medieval crossbow terms "one foot" or to "two feet" indicate the way of loading (arming) the diverse models.

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21st October 2012, 04:42 PM	#9
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	How is your italian, Randall ... rusty ? Definitely the terms 'one foot' and 'too foot' were part of current crossbow terminology in Europe. Hee is a link mentioning that these terms were used in medieval Italy. Scroll dow to the martinetto (jack) section: http://www.arcoebalestra.it/index.php?sub=balestra You will read: Il termine medioevale di balestre a "un piede" o a "due piedi" indica modelli diversificati dal modo di caricamento. meaning (+ or -): The medieval crossbow terms "one foot" or to "two feet" indicate the way of loading (arming) the diverse models.