crossbow
crossbow is a draft weapon or neuroballistic weapon.
Also recorded as ballester; crossbows.
Overview
Type of ranged weapon based on the bow.
In detail
Recorded constituent parts are bow limbs, bow string and crossbow nut.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Crossbow”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Consult the sourcereference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q181947: crossbow
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