Cao Lỗ was a Vietnamese weaponry engineer and minister who lived during the reign of King An Dương Vương. According to mythology, he built a crossbow from the claw of a turtle god that can fire 300 ar
Statue of Cao Lỗ in Đông Anh district, Hanoi
A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar f
A typical crossbow
Qin and Western Han dynasty crossbow trigger pieces.
16th century crossbow nut excavated at Harburger Schloßstraße, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Battle scene depicting a man spanning a crossbow using a winch mechanism, possibly mounted on a frame, Han dynasty