The crossbow, mediaeval and modern, military and sporting, its construction, history & management with a treatise on balista and catapult of the ... on the catapult, balista & the Turkish bow

by Ralph Payne-Gallwey

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.

Hardcover

First published October 25, 1990

About the author

Sir Ralph William Frankland-Payne-Gallwey, 3rd Baronet (1848 - 1916) was an accomplished engineer, historian, ballistics expert, and artist.

He authored several books on military and sporting history, theory, and practice. He wrote The Crossbow, which was re-published in 2007 by Skyhorse Publishing.