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Originally Posted by tom hyle
I read a book with multiple examples of Chinese crossbows from said period, a great many, perhaps a majority were cited as civilian weapons, especially "stone bows" that shoot bullets, not arrows, and have a scooped out stock that looks like an old-school girls' bicycle. They were cited as hunting weapons, especially for birds.
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You know, I've seen one or two for sale on antique weapon sites, but in all my life I have seen very few... not sure what happened to all the crossbows. I know they were used up to the Republican Era in China, and bows, crossbows, and firearms were somewhat common in Taiwan (where people, Han and Aboriginal, tended to invested a LOT in weaponry)...
I wonder, can anyone here show off Chinese crossbows?
Perhaps it's too rare an item these days... ?
What would they have done with all of them?
Throw them out? Break them down?