Main part of Vietnamese or Laotian crossbow for comments

[Ren Ren]

The Branly Museum exhibits quite a few traditional crossbows from Indochina. By the shape of the crossbow, as well as the design of its trigger, the origin can be relatively accurately localized. The bone insert and pistol grip are characteristic of the Muong and White Tai peoples from the Thanh Hoa and Hoa Binh provinces on the border of North and Central Vietnam.

[Ian]

Ren Ren, I think you are the most knowledgeable person on the Forum concerning your crossbow.

[JeffS]

I've seen bone inserts with crossbows of Tapuan people (Ratanakiri province NE Cambodia) but not with the downturned grip and their overall construction a bit more refined.

[Ren Ren]

Originally Posted by JeffS

I've seen bone inserts with crossbows of Tapuan people (Ratanakiri province NE Cambodia) but not with the downturned grip and their overall construction a bit more refined.

Thanks, this is an interesting observation! The first thing that came to my mind was Cambodia.

[Ren Ren]

Originally Posted by Ian

Ren Ren, I think you are the most knowledgeable person on the Forum concerning your crossbow.

Thanks, Ian! I did not strive for this, but I could not pass by calmly