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Message no. 1
From: John D Tarter <shintaro1@****.COM>
Subject: Chinese repeating crossbow
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 00:52:29 EDT
> Have you considered having a crossbow made. You can smartlink a bow
>so
>why not a crossbow. I know you can make such things out of synthetic
>materials right now. Use the design for a chinese repeating crossbow
>add some explosive arrows and you have a rapid fire weapon with
>powerful destructive power. Since the bolts aren't explosively
>propelled you can seal them from sniffers until they explode. I use a
>bow like it right now. KageAruki

Could you please tell me the design and how one is made? This sounds
very interesting and I would appreciate any input.

~SHINTARO
Message no. 2
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Re: Chinese repeating crossbow
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 07:27:09 -0600
John D Tarter wrote:
|
| > Have you considered having a crossbow made. You can smartlink a bow
| >so
| >why not a crossbow. I know you can make such things out of synthetic
| >materials right now. Use the design for a chinese repeating crossbow
| >add some explosive arrows and you have a rapid fire weapon with
| >powerful destructive power. Since the bolts aren't explosively
| >propelled you can seal them from sniffers until they explode. I use a
| >bow like it right now. KageAruki
|
| Could you please tell me the design and how one is made? This sounds
| very interesting and I would appreciate any input.

Picture your basic crossbow. Now put an ammo box on top of the
crossbow (which holds the bolts of course). Also on top put a
cocking lever. Pull back on the lever and it pulls back the string.
As the string is pulled back into the trigger mechanism the lever at
this point activates a mechanism in the ammo box which drops a bolt
into place. Push the lever all the way forward to its original
position and you're ready for business.

I suppose with 2050's technology the ammo box could be mounted on the
underside of the bow and some sort of battery powered motor/gear
device could automatically cock and load the crossbow.

-David
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