The Crossbow: Mediaeval and Modern Military and Sporting, Its Construction, History & Management With a Treatise on The Balista and Catapult of the Ancients and an Appendix on The Catapult, Balista & the Turkish Bow

A treatise on the crossbow. Additionally, the book deals with every related weapon, from the siege engines, balistas and catapults of the ancients, to such weapons as the Turkish bow and the Chinese repeating crossbow. This book also looks at the construction and management of crossbows.