Illustrations of history

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Medieval soldier loading a crossbow with a belt-hook (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations

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[–] RaoulDook 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The belt hook is a great idea, except that it's way too close to the genitals with that high-powered assembly under tension. One wrong slip and you might become a eunuch.

Mine came with a foot-puller system where you put the front of crossbow on the ground and hold it down with your foot in a foot-loop (metal) while you attach a puller cord to the string and pull up with a lot of force. It's not easy at all.

[–] EvacuateSoul 4 points 1 week ago

It's attached at your waist, so you can just cant your hips back and your junk should be in the clear.

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