MILITARY HISTORY : Crossbow and Bow and Arrow

Uploaded by MILITARY HISTORY 2015. A look at the Military History of the Crossbow and Bow and Arrow. Shows how to operate the crossbow, one of the first hand held missile weapons. This show explores the different types of medieval crossbows and teaches how to load and fire each. They then see how these ancient weapons match up with modern day firearms before learning how to operate modern day crossbows. Part 2 starts 21:05 and is based on the Bow and Arrow. One of man’s earliest effective hunting weapons,