Use a crossbow, they said. You are gonna be stealthy, they said. "My ear is ringing"

@benwinter2420

5 жыл бұрын

Interestingly they are still used by special forces , as they won't set off (peaceful religion) suicide vests

@TemenosL

5 жыл бұрын

As it turns out, bows are far from silent too. Not nearly as loud as a suppressed AR-cartridge rifle, but loud enough to turn heads in the dark.

@BigMikeTH3V1K1NG

5 жыл бұрын

Temenos Lykourgos yeah bows make a good “bong” noise. I put fur string silencers on mine which helped a little

@toutlemondesalut

5 жыл бұрын

@@TemenosL That's bullshit, you must be talking about recurve bows take a longbow or a compound bow and you won't have any problem

@toutlemondesalut

5 жыл бұрын

@@BigMikeTH3V1K1NG Either use Bow Limbs Dampener or get a longbow

The most interesting feats of technology are the ones developed to perfection right before the next big breakthrough comes along

@BabyWhaleFilms

2 жыл бұрын

that is certainly true !

@gre8

Жыл бұрын

Well, tbh, crossbow technogy is still being improved today. Just look at all the interesting compound crossbows in the market nowadays. They would've seemed like alien technology to late medieval people.

"bro cover me while I reload"

@johnrose411

5 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this... thank you.

@ArchetypeGotoh

4 жыл бұрын

More like “Reload me while i shoot the first one” :P

@ericjohnsen6926

4 жыл бұрын

There is a reason they were used in teams, when possible. One reloads, one fires. The same discipline that led to musket volleys later.

@mace8873

4 жыл бұрын

More like "good thing for me I have this here bigass and thick pavise, think I'll just step into cover while I reload..."

@mohammadgagat7589

4 жыл бұрын

While me reload, ye archers cover me please...

The distance test was really interesting cause it demonstrated a piece of historical fact from the battle of Crecy. The English archers feared the Geonesse crossbowmen because their crossbows outdistanced the average warbow. However, on the day of battle it rained in the morning. The archers could unstring their bows and keep the strings dry. The crossbows on the other hand couldn't be unstrung so their strings got wet, which affected the performance of the crossbows. So the wet strings forced the crossbowmen inside the range of the archers, which along with the fact that the Geonesse lacked their pavises played a major part in the English victory. Was fun to see that the crossbow really did outdistance the longbow, when dry.

@rexbarron4873

11 ай бұрын

When it rained the Arbelest was hidden under the pavis for protection. Also lost with the pavis's on the French baggage train was the special tools for changing the string....bad day at Black rock.

@alexanderflack566

10 ай бұрын

This is not outdistancing a warbow. Maximum distance an English longbow could shoot with the lighter Mary Rose arrows was well over 250 yards. As an example, Joe Gibbs has shot >300 yards with a 170# longbow. It was even more one-sided if (as I believe was the case at Crecy) the archers had an elevation advantage.

Now I understand why the Eighty Years' War took so long....

@vinm300

5 жыл бұрын

Actually the 80yrs war took so long because Spain was financed by American silver (which it spent before it arrived) and the Dutch were financed by spectacular expansion in trade , and during the entire period the Spanish and Dutch continued to trade with each other : the Dutch buying wool and salt from Spain and the Spanish buying finished merchandise/manufactures from the Dutch.

@theandice8152

5 жыл бұрын

r/woooosh

@Wildwestwrangler

5 жыл бұрын

@@vinm300 it was a joke you jerkoff

@ballskin

5 жыл бұрын

@@vinm300 Find a bridge.

@vinm300

5 жыл бұрын

@@Wildwestwrangler , I'm a bit of an expert on the 80yrs war if you're welcome to cast a critical eye over one of my videos :- "30yrs war Spain's swan song" (The 30yr war is the conclusion of the 80yrs war) kzread.info/dash/bejne/pmer25mRkrzRpqQ.html

I can only blame Joerg Sprave for why this popped up in my recommended.

@robertlombardo8437

5 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in Germany, a fat and jolly laugh is echoing through the trees at your expense.

@BananaMana69

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he could make a 1250 lb crossbow...

@thomasreisinger4636

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@Jacob-mm9lx

5 жыл бұрын

"Let me show you it's features!"

@5crassrocker

5 жыл бұрын

Same!!

Tod:"let's do a range test!" The family having a picnic in the next field:"huh, what's that bolt shaped thing coming this way?"

This guy is like that one history teacher everyone likes

This is what Dirty Harry would have been rockin' with in medieval times. "Doth thou feelest favored, Knave?!"

@djangorheinhardt

5 жыл бұрын

Oh very drole !!!!

@Definitely-Not-A-Cop

5 жыл бұрын

There's always one, smh. 👆👆👆

@tellmeitsnottaken

5 жыл бұрын

@MichaelKingsfordGray: Love how you're trying to one-up him and his fantastic comment by springboarding off of it. What a tool you are.

@rhyleymaster

5 жыл бұрын

Well? Dos't thou?

@richardplantagenet8090

5 жыл бұрын

what thou must ask of thyself is, fired he but once or err.. once?

235 yards = 214 metres for us metric folk.

@horrificenderchicken_2340

4 жыл бұрын

ty

@jasondavis808

4 жыл бұрын

Rest of the World.

@calebburns4346

4 жыл бұрын

@GluttonousDragon nope

@calebburns4346

4 жыл бұрын

@GluttonousDragon nah

@thomervin7450

4 жыл бұрын

@GluttonousDragon Go back to watching Vox

Thank you for settling an argument in my D&D session.

@anduro7448

4 жыл бұрын

what argument

@tandemcharge5114

4 жыл бұрын

Pls don't keep us hanging

@samuelbrice3699

3 жыл бұрын

WHAT ARGUMENT

@theXEN0KID

3 жыл бұрын

What argument?!

@Ariocsneedle

3 жыл бұрын

What argument jesus dont blueball us like that.

10:17 Because of air resistance, the perfect shooting range is not at an angle of 45°, but at a lower angle of 30°-ish, meaning: if you shoot at a 30°-ish angle, you can shoot even further.

@fitzroy_spark3879

4 жыл бұрын

thanks man - I have no knowledge of this subject, but I was wondering that myself

@angrydragonslayer

4 жыл бұрын

From what i remember, a bullet shape is at 21 while an arrow is at 31 and a bolt at 27

@MegaAdeny

4 жыл бұрын

It's definitely not 30 degrees for most projectiles. I was a firm believer in 45 not being optimal with air resistance accounted for, but in most cases it either still is or is close enough.

@angrydragonslayer

4 жыл бұрын

@@MegaAdeny air drag/resistance will effectively remove 1/pi of your energy at 45 degrees

@MegaAdeny

4 жыл бұрын

@@angrydragonslayer I've checked using air resistance calculators, and for arrow-type drag profile projectiles, 45 degrees is still optimal, while virtually the same distance can be achieved with 40 or so. But I obviously haven't done anything scientifically rigorous. Still, 30 degrees is definitely not conducive to shooting the furthest.

The couch arrived in two boxes four days early, which was great because we'd just moved into a new house and needed places to sit. My son and I put it together pretty quickly kzread.infoUgkxitRzxya-XugamYgLwa_2G1gxPg4MCJHa . Another reviewer suggested inserting the seat into the side and I'm glad they did as the instructions weren't clear on that matter. It's incredibly light and slides easily across the wood floor, making it easy to move. It's firm, but comfortable. It will even be great to nap on. I got the gray, which definitely has strong blue undertones, but I'm okay with that.

@kurshkolo4701

4 ай бұрын

OK but this is a crossbow video not a tutorial to move to another house budy why are you talking about a couch on a crosbow video??????

It is the medieval version of a 50 bmg rifle

@bl4ckh4t29

4 жыл бұрын

Enrico what was the argument

@theaniahlator7954

3 жыл бұрын

No that was the ballista

@vladimirputin2449

3 жыл бұрын

@@theaniahlator7954 handheld

@theaniahlator7954

3 жыл бұрын

@@vladimirputin2449 fair enough. I actually have a homemade ballista

@vladimirputin2449

3 жыл бұрын

@@theaniahlator7954 that is really cool, what are the dimensions?

*Rhodoks start sweating*

@PinkSlime0990

5 жыл бұрын

Less tawking! Moar raiding!

@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation

5 жыл бұрын

*King Harlaus informs you that the Lords of Swadia are gathering for a feast in Praven*

@Alexander99602

4 жыл бұрын

@@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation While the Vaegirs take Dhirim and Nords attack Suno You gotta love swadia for their sense of duty

@BuddhaBen93

4 жыл бұрын

@@Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation *Butterlord

@Rutherford_Inchworm_III

4 жыл бұрын

@@BuddhaBen93 omfg the butter. I was promised a sequel and received only endless caches of butter.

"Like any craftsman, I doubt what I do, a little bit." Absolutly agree :D

Would a crossbow like this shoot through the French steel chest plate you guys were shooting with the 160lb bow?

@lorcro2000

4 жыл бұрын

@OneBadMonkee Huh, interesting, I would have expected a 1000 lb draw crossbow to really eff things up for the armor guy but apparently not even that suffices.

@HIPEOPLE1887

4 жыл бұрын

Croft it’s typically the draw length that matters more and not the poundage

@dajolaw

4 жыл бұрын

@@lorcro2000 It's a combination of draw weight and draw distance. Crossbows have significantly higher draw weights, but comparatively short draw distances, compared to warbows.

@arx3516

4 жыл бұрын

@@lorcro2000 there's a reason why breast plates survived well into the gun age.

@MrVavant

4 жыл бұрын

A ballista can go through that

Beastly crossbow! I love the fact that you kept the power stroke at the historical length (or as close as you could) rather than simply making it as strong as you could.

Thank you for addressing the short power stroke. It's a reason I've suspected, but wondered about often and it's very nice to hear you clarify it.

Wow, dude's holding 1250 lbs. like nothing. "in draw weight" oh

@DA-xe7fg

4 жыл бұрын

Nice (referring to the 69 likes)

@SevenPr1me

4 жыл бұрын

You must be new to bows and what weight means when used in the context of bows

@pupper9474

4 жыл бұрын

@@SevenPr1me The joke here is that people would assume the "heavy" and "1250lbs" together means the bow itself is 1250lbs. Not that the draw weight is 1250lbs.

@SevenPr1me

4 жыл бұрын

@@pupper9474 "joke"

@pupper9474

4 жыл бұрын

@@SevenPr1me I don't think you understand how jokes work, man.

I love how he says that it's "1250 pounds... In draw weight." as if we were all sitting here thinking he was holding a wooden stick that weighed 1250 pounds in his one arm.

@spiffdandy77

6 жыл бұрын

Kur (aptly named) some people are better off letting people wonder if they are idiots .....rather than opening their mouth and removing all doubt..

@KurNorock

6 жыл бұрын

Ako si Wokkawokka well I guess now we all know who can't take a joke around here...

@andrewrobertson3894

6 жыл бұрын

Ako si Wokkawokka Hahaha

@00Trademark00

6 жыл бұрын

Could be the price though :)

@daedaluxe

5 жыл бұрын

Was just about to comment how was he holding 566kgs lmao

I'd love to see it tested against 1mm, 2mm and 3mm mild steel plates

@Knoloaify

6 жыл бұрын

Me too, there's one "test" on youtube made by some guys in their backyard and the 1000lbs crossbow seemed pretty effective, but a lot of things with the "test" didn't look very good.

@lvd8122

6 жыл бұрын

Knoloaify yeah, you would have to get the right steal, probably something soft underneath and so on.

@mariocassina90

6 жыл бұрын

Tod Todeschini...which kind of crossbow are the ones used in Gubbio and in other central Italy cities for the famous Palio della Balestra? Which part of Italy your family is coming from?

@duchessskye4072

6 жыл бұрын

Why mild though?

@DW-gh1ov

6 жыл бұрын

Same

When you absolutely have to staple your adversaries armour to their chest...

@Daylon91

4 жыл бұрын

This would deflect off the armour like the arrows did.

@Daylon91

4 жыл бұрын

@Samuel Prince look at Skallagrim on KZread test out this crossbow and watch it bounce off the armour maybe causing a bruise

@samuelbrice3699

3 жыл бұрын

daylon boender To be fair, that armor is made VERY well.

@Daylon91

3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelbrice3699 not skallagrims armour. This armour is average. You can make the same armour they had.

I am impressed, that bow is amazing. Really like the sound, pure power.

Interesting, historical and well-presented. 10/10, both for contructing the bow, and your factual demonstration.

I shot an arrow in the air: It fell to earth, I knew not where: But, strangely, at my journey's end, I found it again in the neck of a friend. (Remembered from somewhere or other)

@terryjanssen316

5 жыл бұрын

Funny, thanks!

@deathbyautopsy8660

5 жыл бұрын

I shot an arrow in the air; she fell to earth in Berkeley Square. - Alec Guinness in Kind Hearts and Coronets. 😀

@cicero2

5 жыл бұрын

Nick, it was Dennis Price, hero/villain, who shot down Lady Agatha in the balloon.

@timacrow

5 жыл бұрын

I felt that I should salute him too, So I had a can and went to the loo.

@blizzbee

5 жыл бұрын

Did a friend become a zombie ??

As an archery enthusiast, this was a very fun video to watch. One of those times Im glad the KZread recommendations were on point.

First video I watched from this guy and I loved it.... well done sir , well done .... you know what are you talking about and it was a very pleasant experience to me... Well done

"OI! You got a licence for that?"

@chelo4197

4 жыл бұрын

@@tods_workshop i think you got wooshed bro

@Ainsley_the_meat_rubber

4 жыл бұрын

@Habz Brah he said wooshed, not r/wooshed

@davidegaruti2582

4 жыл бұрын

you'll never take me alive

@thechosenone8808

4 жыл бұрын

bump stock assault crossbows

@Steven-zt6rs

4 жыл бұрын

You’ll never take me alive!

I imagined he'd be screeching orders like the crossbowman in Stronghold.

@robertlombardo8437

5 жыл бұрын

Atten-CHAWN!

@ShacolateClown

5 жыл бұрын

wot? ol'dat way?.

@chocoman45

4 жыл бұрын

PitchiiiiIIIIIiiiiing SHOT!

@Ranstone

3 жыл бұрын

At teh' daubawl!

"A god fearing man needith to ponder thou limitations putith before him" Sir Harry The Dirty

@scottmantooth8785

5 жыл бұрын

Art thou deeds worthy of justice knave? wouldest thou enter the next world in peace or in torment? thou hast nine seconds to comply.....

@bubbleheadft

4 жыл бұрын

Mine eyes see thy thoughts. Thou dost wonder, didst he loose six bolts, or merely five? Truth before God, in all of this excitement, I have lost the count myself. Verily, the question thou must ask thyself is thus: does fate favor me? Well, rapscallion, does it?

@captainoblivious_yt

4 жыл бұрын

@@bubbleheadft Meself understandeth not this form of thou English language

@shawnhtpc2271

4 жыл бұрын

*Sir Harold the Sullied.* GET IT RIGHT!

@HectorLopez-hb2zj

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

Gorgeous piece of craftsmanship. I'd love to have one!

9:36 footage of an Englishman performing surgery on a Frenchman 1455 AD.

I don't really have a lot to add, just wanted to say, really interesting and informative video, great job :)

@randomfox9970

6 жыл бұрын

+tod todeschini very interesting I loves anything medieval I carve. medieval spoons I subscribed to you 🐺👌🐾

Wonderful craftsmanship, thank you for showing us

Fascinating and so full of technical data! Well done.

7:51 The sound of the bolt hitting is crazy.

@unknownhntr7918

3 жыл бұрын

Like on movies and anime

Now repeat your wonderful 'arrow versus breastplate' test with this beast! Imagine being a knight, with countless arrows glancing from your armor, watching a bolt like this hit you almost anywhere!

WOW!!! That is some serious firepower. Awesome as ever and always fascinating to watch. Thank you.

Great video, love the craftsmanship on the crossbow. Well done 👍🏻

You know, it's funny, but I never realized that the windlass was actually removable before seeing you and Skallagrim's videos? I thought you had to fire with that huge clunky thing on your cheek.

@blan_k4691

5 жыл бұрын

Same tbh. I was surprised when he just clipped it off and shot. Then he just put it casually back on.

@alexh3974

5 жыл бұрын

Heavy slower firing weapons like this where ideal on castle defense etc though. Clunky handles not matter when you can duck out, sit down or pass to a loader and have a ale or pop to a new loophole. longbow has more range, but this you can take your time, shoot and move easily, compact so only have to use a small hole, and this a lower odds to hit, and stronger walls. might be harder to use on the field though!

@carbon1255

5 жыл бұрын

You have to, they would reduce the power drastically if they were left on, and they are in the way.

@Zorro9129

5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the handles spin and buffet your face?

@alexh3974

5 жыл бұрын

@@Zorro9129 You take them off before you fire the heavy crossbows or the crank is a one way crank. It's meant to draw the weapon back only and can free gear one way. There more of a crew served weapon so to say than a one man weapon.. Its a better design than some older heavy Asian ones that required you to use sheer man power and strengh to do it pulling from knees and up.

i love seeing people make these ancient weapons. your a true craftsman, and the bow looks great and works amazingly! i took up blacksmithing 4 months ago now, and what a deep respect for the smiths or any craftsman of days long ago. what a blessing to be able to live in such a place that’s so rich in history! your truly lucky! keep the great work coming.

@tylerleach5780

5 жыл бұрын

You're*

@mivapusa

9 ай бұрын

Not thàt ancient. The windlass is from the Renaissance, just 500 years ago

That's quite an impressive piece of kit!

I've always wondered why the stroke was so short. Thank you for the explanation.

didnt know what draw weight was so i was looking at this guy like Hercules

Yes, finally a distance test!

@Tod's Workshop People like you are the reason I disable my YT ad blocker. Splendid work!

These videos are fascinating, thank you!

Seeing as one bolt deviated so far off course it went over a road, imagine if it had gone through a windscreen, I would have shot the arrows and bolts into the field as far away from the roadway as possible.

@dannygjk

5 жыл бұрын

Spotters plus not a public road reduced the risk enough for me and I'm annoying as hell when it comes to firearms safety.

@jukeboxhero1649

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, well, tough titty for the windscreen guy. Walmart Hu Akhbar!

@jimduggan8314

5 жыл бұрын

They were slamming home some cheap cider too, seemed like a wild day out.

@EscapeePrisoner

4 жыл бұрын

And this is why you are you and he is he.

@jukeboxhero1649

4 жыл бұрын

Any guy who spends his free time making crossbows is cool in my book

With the UK police seizing butter knives in the name of public safety i'm surprised you can even own that thing

@takeoischi4156

5 жыл бұрын

That's the great thing about crossbows in the UK. Totally legal to own one, no matter how powerful it is.

@westsenkovec

5 жыл бұрын

@@takeoischi4156 For how long? Until next week? Don't you get it? "Maybe we can't have fully automatic guns but at least we can have semiautomatic ones." "Maybe we can't have guns but at least we can have knives." "Maybe we can't have fixed blades but at least we can have folding knives." "Maybe we can't have folding knives but at least we can have butter knives." "Maybe we can't have butter knives but at least we can have crossbows."

@CHADDERSON1

5 жыл бұрын

USA! USA! USA! @@westsenkovec

@scottiedunnavan3834

5 жыл бұрын

They took a spoon too!

@TemenosL

5 жыл бұрын

@@takeoischi4156 For how long though, brother?

I learned a lot today watching your great video, thanks!

Man, all of your videos start PERFECTLY. i freakin' love your content Tod, it's fascinating as hell to get an insight to medieval weaponry like this!

@tods_workshop

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

7:09 Tod, it's good to see your grounding cord attached. After all, these medieval instruments are very sensitive for electrostatic discharges ;-)

@BramVanroy

5 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming that that's a mic cord, no?

7:51 That whistle the arrow makes is so satisfying

@Ms.Nightshade

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t hear any whistle coming from the arrow. All I heard was the string stopping and the arrow hitting the target and stopping abruptly as a result.

Wow...thats great crossbow must be recomended for everyone. I loved your crossbow...Sir.

Excellent craftsmanship.

I would love to see that bow's results with contemporary armor and shields, that would be an amazing video

@bretalvarez3097

6 жыл бұрын

Good to hear, I have a feeling it'll be worth the wait.

@steirqwe7956

6 жыл бұрын

It probably wond be very impressive, even poor steel plating would gurantee the bolt wont penetrate your body. However the shock after the impact can render wearer of that armor to a condition where he can't continue fighting- cracked ribs, bruised lungs and concussion if bolt manage to hit head are very likely.

@coolmanjack1995

5 жыл бұрын

My guess is the shaft explodes into a million pieces if it were to hit something like the armor in a modern tank

@cattraknoff

5 жыл бұрын

@@steirqwe7956 Put some meat and bone under the armour and see what happens to it.

@RobbyGAMEZ

5 жыл бұрын

Short answer: The contemporary armor and shields might suffer dents, but the person underneath would be fine. Because bolts and arrows were exactly the things armor was protection from. If it wasn't effective it wouldn't be worn

shooting like that next to a picnic area might give you some data about scull penetration as well. nice plan

Great video, I enjoyed your style of explaining, very clear and easy to understand. Thanks!

Another great research video, thank you!

I want to get one (windless included) and a pavise shield to go along with it. It's the perfect shield for a crossbow.

I was surprised to see the nut spinning during the slow mo shot...but I guess it would be a lot more strenuous on the components if it just snapped forward and had to dissipate that energy another way

@Burboss

6 жыл бұрын

The power stroke is very short on that thing. The bolt just does not accelerate much

@Burboss

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry, do what?

@dontgetcocky

5 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too, really cool!

@dannygjk

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine a wider bow would enable a longer power stroke. Be good for hunting politicians. :)

@abelfaber4457

5 жыл бұрын

@@dannygjk even a big stick or piece of rock is good for hunting politicians

Thing of savage beauty , I am now going to my shed. Thanks Tod 😎🇬🇧

I appreciate the work you do !

-This is my BOOM stick! -And this is my BOOM cross!

1250 lbs pull? are you trying to pierce castle walls with it?

@KikinCh1kin

4 жыл бұрын

No, just the people on top of the walls.

@sneaky1497

4 жыл бұрын

@@KikinCh1kin And the guy behind that person. Also the 2 walls behind him.

@buttersquids

4 жыл бұрын

Gabriele Di Carlo And your forces on the other side

@Daylon91

4 жыл бұрын

This compares to a longbow of about 160 pounds not even because of the short draw length plus other inefficiencies of the medieval crossbow like friction etc

@Daylon91

4 жыл бұрын

@Samuel Prince the friction is not the same. I shoot my bows almost every day. Listen to what Tod says. Look at the side of a medieval crossbow and you'll see how much tension is pulling down on the string. And a longer draw is always better. The string has more time to push the arrow adding momentum. Its obvious. You sir have never shot a bow. Drawing a little and drawing a lot there is a huge difference.

Omg the effort of pulling the bolts out of the boss... whoa. Great video!

That was really educational. Loved it!

6:40 Just from that sound, I buy that this draws in the area of 1250lbs. I'd probably use ear protection as with a gun if I was shooting one of these!

I just think its crazy how, despite not having gunpowder really humans still managed to invent something like this that, by stopping power atleast, I'd say is comparable to a musket.

@Dell-ol6hb

4 жыл бұрын

Burnblast277 easily so, I mean it can literally punch straight through a car door, it was truly the anti tank weapon of the late medieval era.

@harrymoto6951

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dell-ol6hb Tank meaning, in medeival times, an armored knight on his horse. Right on! But the reload time limited effectiveness.

@thelelanatorlol3978

4 жыл бұрын

@@harrymoto6951 Same with a musket funny enough

@LeviathanTamer31

4 жыл бұрын

Well... depends on the armor... 16th century Plate Armor? kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioGImMqjp7yefrQ.html (I know that this technically isn't a piece from actual Full Plate. But it's still plated armor.) Not much of a chance there. Shooting the horse, definitely. The human's a bit more of a luck game.

@dont5363

4 жыл бұрын

@@Dell-ol6hb It woudnt penetrate full plate armour buddy

I put together a 120 pound ash/sinew crossbow with a 31 1/2" power stroke that can fling heavy oak shaft bolts over 360 yards. Now maybe over 400 since the sinew is fully cured. It really demonstrates how important the length of push is.

Love your work Tod, keep it up😁

Damn near dry fired it at 8:22

Everyone: neat Dwight: Hmm... more of an arbalest.

Exceptional, Beautiful work.

Super video - thanks loads for that. 13 minutes, and I learnt more about crossbows than in my entire schooling... :)

Would love to see one of these, go through a shield 🛡 metal breast plate, or the very least ballistics gel

Oh, here you are hiding, Mr Jobs. And making yourself some fancy medieval windlass crossbows.

Absolutley AWESOME !

Beautiful bow.

He shoots it at 7:45

@507764CAT

5 жыл бұрын

No, he shoots it at a shirt

@ewan_mclean

5 жыл бұрын

Captain Wealthy Penis no, he shoots it WHILE at a field

@bennybenben6290

5 жыл бұрын

No, he fires it.

@RawkL0bster

5 жыл бұрын

He fires a bolt AT the crossbow?

I realise its comparing apples and pears with so many variables but would you give a very rough ballpark figure in terms of foot poundage for that crossbow??? As compared to 150 or so ftlb for a .22 long rifle cartridge. Thank you. Great channel.

@sydneycbr6466

4 жыл бұрын

depends on the efficiency of the bow and string but 1250 lb x 6.5/12 ft = 677 ft.lb. For comparison, 160 lb @ 30 inches longbow = 470 ft.lb

@Ntwadumela1

3 ай бұрын

120 J or 88.5 ft⋅lb kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4GjrsGMcqecl9o.html&lc=UgyJHcWT-oWsPn46XG14AaABAg.96PNv1MII3D96QeFi3zKAV

I like the stylish, back-pocket quiver for the bolts.

Amazing work mate!

It looks like a great finishing on the hardware, I like the simplicity of it all, and yet it has power that no armor then would withstand. Getting impaled with a bolt from this weapon, in your steel armor is a scary thing to imagine.

This is by far the most British thing I've ever seen.

@CorePathway

6 жыл бұрын

And then putting malt vinegar on it?

@IIBloodXLustII

6 жыл бұрын

Nah, not enough Longbow

@jakemalatesta9592

6 жыл бұрын

+Birdnose Did the British invent the windlass?

@andrewrobertson3894

6 жыл бұрын

You don't get out much

@jakemalatesta9592

6 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Robertson. Probably gets out a couple of times a week under the supervision of a handler.

Beautiful song! 👏

this crossbow is awesommme... love it

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@ricwalker6600

6 жыл бұрын

Because in the minute he needs to shoot 2 of them, they could make ihm to an hedgehog. a decent archer can place 12 arrows in a minute. The only reason crossbows changed warfare was because it does not require the huge amount of training like a warbow to be accurate and deadly on mid and long range.

@jacktanner4948

6 жыл бұрын

They can also shoot twice the distance, granted that's with flight arrows, but some of the guys shooting warbow's are pushing 400 yard's these days

@akioji8551

6 жыл бұрын

You can make easier shots with crossbows

@Kalleosini

6 жыл бұрын

12 shots in a minute sure, but none of them will go through a steel cuirass. that's what a crossbow is for. target practice is all well and good but these tools were made for killing things. and there's a reason they kept using nock and arrow bows for hunting even after crossbows became the standard for war. A stag doesn't wear metal armour.

@akioji8551

6 жыл бұрын

Ebon Hawk Some fuck huge war bows would pierce some armor.

suprisingly accurate for that it has no optics, can see how this would have been a game changer

@InqWiper

6 жыл бұрын

One of the most successful snipers in WW2 did not use optics. Search for White Death.

@Butterkin

6 жыл бұрын

He wasn't in service during WW2. He was only in service for when the soviets tried to attack his homeland during the winter war, I believe. He killed 800 or so of them.

@InqWiper

6 жыл бұрын

The winter war was 1939-1940.

@fatguy6153

5 жыл бұрын

jondonwayne wayne The bomb was dropped on industrial cities, and it wasn't for testing purposes, it was to stop the possible millions of deaths that would be caused by invading Japan. Learn your history before babbling like an idiot.

Great vid, very informative. I had no idea how loud it would be to fire a bow with that draw on it.

Awesome video sir!

8:22, oof,,, the string got tangled on the trigger.

You know, I'm surprised you didn't paint the bolts, red, or neon orange, or tie red strings, or something to them so you could find them easier...

@Daylon91

4 жыл бұрын

They had like 5 guys out there lol

@chaisemaurice8150

3 жыл бұрын

@@Daylon91 but no burgers or fries that I saw.

@wafiqnasna4638

3 жыл бұрын

@@chaisemaurice8150 they're British right?

@chaisemaurice8150

3 жыл бұрын

@@wafiqnasna4638 I think so. His bio on the website says Oxfordshire. Why?

@craigbinder5560

3 жыл бұрын

Fake they planted it 11:44 slow it down it's 2 ft to the left of the tree when they pan over to it but 2 seconds before that tree was in frame plus the dude behind it on the Rd but no bolt sticking straight up out of the ground... Sucks liked this dude Wonder what else was faked

Why is this so cool? I can’t figure out why I love it so much.

Excellent video 👍

Roughly two minutes, three shots, that's pretty good, specially for that power.

@leloodallasmultipass

6 жыл бұрын

Lars could do that in 3 seconds while jumping

@steirqwe7956

6 жыл бұрын

And 2 of 3 pigeons would be left unharmed by his toy bow with about-as-much-as-rubber-band draw weight. This is real issue designed to fight armored men, not styrofoam blocks.

@doaimanariroll5121

6 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt say unharmed, im sure he could blind a pigon from 1 meter away

@jibb1451

6 жыл бұрын

Ivo Wilson a skilled crossbowmen could take down just about anything from the time period with that beast. lol. its like the artillery of the time.

@dalethebelldiver7740

5 жыл бұрын

Ivo Wilson he was not moving at a military standard rate either. And I kind of think this weapon had a battery of 40 to 60 weapons with a piece crew of three men. Ammo, cocker, and gunner with a support crew of forward observers and team equivalent to a FIRE DIRECTIONAL staff much like the artillery and mortars which replaced this.

would it have been possible for them to do 3 shots a minute ? when using the whole team of aid en shooter?

@askdrew8929

4 жыл бұрын

I would think so. He said he "wasn't gonna race it" and it was just him without years of experience with that weapon. I would think 3/min would be a good measure. Otherwise, why not just stick w/ the longbow?

KZread recommends a good channel tonight, subscribed

Looks scary powerful, I like it.