Suspension - "Silver Crossbow" rune Teyvaz

The talisman Crossbow with rune Teyvaz.
There's only one copy, the Repetition possible.

Teyvaz rune - rune warrior.

Material - Silver.

A bit of history of crossbows.

The word "crossbow" (FR. arbalete) goes back to Latin arcuballista (from arcus bow and ballista - thrower, catapult).
Crossbow - ranged weapon used as a projectile arrow crossbow bolt.

Its development he received from the further improvement of the bow and the first samples, primitive bow the shoulders it was made of wood and plates of animal bones. In archery there was the problem of retaining the bowstring in the tense situation the time required for aiming. This required a good physical preparation and training, and with the advent of the metal bow to the muscular strength of man in General was not enough for the tension of the string. Then, the solution was found and a metal bow attached to a wooden box, which provided trigger mechanism and a mechanism for tensioning the string, so there was a crossbow. With the present invention eliminated the need for long-term training of archers, and the crossbow could be controlled by an ordinary peasant.

There are two versions regarding the appearance of the crossbow. The first suggests that it appeared about the fifth century BC in Ancient Greece and the first mention of it is found in the description of the battle of Syracuse. This crossbow was called Gastraphetes (belly bow), as his design included not only the trigger mechanism, but the linkage of the cocking (and the lever had to fall on the belly). But this kind of crossbow is rather a siege assault gun, rather than a manual. The second version considers the appearance of the crossbow to the II century BC (and according to others in the fourth century BC) in China. Chinese gunsmiths perfected the crossbow, making him multiply, setting the store with arrows. In Ancient Rus ' is also used crossbows, they were called crossbows.