Sold: Crossbow, Now with Pictures

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:20 pm

I have a crossbow I seldom shoot. The stock is two pieces of purple heart with a piece of blond wood sandwiched in between. I have no idea who made this bow, as I received it in trade for a horse bow from a friend who was having trouble spanning it. The prod is steel and both the foot loop and the trigger are hammered steel. The nut is nylon or delrin not sure which. There used to be ivory plates from an old piano key on the butt end of the stock. One has gone missing, the end could benefit from someone knowledgeable polishing it up to match the rest of the bow. The string was apparently made in a hurry and the seizing was poorly done, it is now coming undone. I have shot this bow less than a hundred times.
I have no idea what the draw weight is, I can span it relatively easily, but my friend had trouble with his shoulder and couldnt. At 25-30 paces it drills the bolts a solid hand span, maybe 5-6" into my synthetic bale target. Bolts that miss the target and hit rocks... explode.
With it comes the few remaining intact bolts and a bundle of 12 ash (I think) dowels for making up as bolts.

I would like to get at least $200 for it - as that was the cost of the bow I originally traded for it, and what Russ is charging for my new to me bow.
[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/t ... ssbow1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/t ... ssbow2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/t ... ssbow3.jpg[/img]

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:48 pm

Big Badda Bump......

Chicken good!

sha-ul · Post by **sha-ul** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:55 pm

oooooh pretty

dacovalu · Post by **dacovalu** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:51 am

the other wood looks like hickory... i think. if any of your friends are interested in archery the might have bow scales that you can work out the poundage with. Saying that its a really nice crossbow.
Daco

WilliamThomas · Post by **WilliamThomas** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:11 am

I can't tell from the pics can this be used for CA?

Sir William

Cellach_macChormach · Post by **Cellach_macChormach** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:30 am

My guess from the description of how hard it shoots that you wouldn't want to use it for CA.

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:30 pm

This is a target bow.
I suppose if you wanted to you could switch out the prod for a lighter stave and use it for combat archery. As is, no this would likely drive the fiberglass shaft through the safety head of the bolt.

dacovalu · Post by **dacovalu** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:39 am

can we have pictures of the string, i cant be certain from the pictures but it looks like the serving hasgone slightly, which is fixable.
Daco

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:47 am

Yes as I mentioned above the seizing is coming undone, the core of the string appears to be fine. I will see if I can shoot a better picture here shortly.

Cellach_macChormach · Post by **Cellach_macChormach** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:57 am

PM Sent

Rolland · Post by **Rolland** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:09 am

has it sold yet?

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:40 am

Rolland I have one other interested party ahead of you so far.

If he decides not to buy it it's yours.

white mountain armoury · Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:44 am

Having held this and examined it I can say its a very fine piece.

Thaddeus · Post by **Thaddeus** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:21 am

Sold to Cellach pending receipt of payment.