Antique Pistol Crossbow

This is a functional pistol crossbow I made, based off one in an Italian museum.

Comments

[FrozenIce]

*gasp* So awesome....

[snowfalcon1]

did the antique one have the cocking slide? I've inly seen that on modern ones.

[spookylean]

Actually no... but it sure makes it easier to use.

[drobinson18]

sick crossbow

[drobinson18]

sick crossbow

[REDSTEEL2]

Awesome beyond belief

[zzoe]

This is HUGELY cool.

[TheTicklemehellmo]

Looks absolutely gorgeous

[doc92606]

AMAZING!!!!!!

[jli8]

complete genious

[young skipper]

It's beautiful. Does the firing mechanism work well and did you just drill a large hole in the middle to put the mechanism in place?

[spookylean]

I made the body in two halves which allowed me to do all the interior work before sandwiching them together and doing the final shaping. The firing mechanism is a bit stiff but I didn't want a hair trigger.

[young skipper]

What is the bow made of? Just a piece of metal that you shaped into place im guessing.

[spookylean]

I tried making a bow out of spring steel from a car suspension but in the end I just gave up and bought one. Safer.

[boomboy123]

EPIC

[mcaliber.50]

you. are. awesome.

[billyberserker]

Beatiful piece! What kind of string did you use?

[spookylean]

I just used a generic 50lb draw pistol crossbow string made of polyester. About $4 at a sporting goods store.

[fishinigami]

it looks really cool and i would like to try to make one!
do you think you could make some instructions?

[spookylean]

Thanks! I'm afraid I didn't take any photos of the construction, but I've included my design of the trigger mechanism if that helps. I was lucky at the time because I had access to a metal shop (which I don't anymore).