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Originally Posted by MathewsArcher
Plain and simple a bow must be drawn and held with muscle power.....Otherwise its something else but its not a bow........might not be a gun either but its not a bow.
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Apparently not.............................
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crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance