Crossbow Belt Hook
This Crossbow Belt Hook is made after the book by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc "Castles and Warfare in the Middle Ages". It was used to make spanning a crossbow much easier by allowing the user to span the crossbow with their legs and body. More information...
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SKU: mak_8152
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Crossbow Belt Hook
- Total length approx. 285mm
- Length of the metal part is approx. 155mm
- Dimensions of the fittings over the leather strap approx. 61 x 100mm
- Length of the bent hook part approx. 155mm
- The hooks are made of round steel ø 6mm
- Overall length of the round steel hooks approx. 21.5mm
- The total thickness of the fitted belts (steel + leather) approx. 10mm
- The fittings are firmly connected to each other with 3 steel rivets
- Leather thickness approx. 4mm
- Width of the leather strap approx. 54mm
- Belts up to a width of approx. 120mm fit into the wide leather loop
- Applicable for crossbows with max. 100 kg / 220 lbs draw weight
Made in Czechia
How to draw a crossbow
- Turn the nut to the locked (ready to fire) position and lock it with the trigger.
- Place the wooden anti-dry-fire safety between the trigger and the stock (tiller).
- Insert the tip of your foot into the metal stirrup at the front end of the crossbow
- With crossbows up to approx. 77lbs draw weight, the string can be drawn by hand
- For crossbows with a draw weight of over approx. 77 lbs you need a belt hook for cocking
- We recommend drawing crossbows with draw weights of over approx. 150 lbs with a windlass
- Make sure that the metal hooks of the respective drawing aid are symmetrically hooked onto the string, otherwise you could scratch the stock when tensioning
- As soon as the string sits in the hooks of the nut, the drawing/tensioning process is complete and the drawing aid can be removed
- Now you can insert the crossbow bolt, so that the flat end (or its nock) is snug against the string
- Remove the anti-dry-fire safety just before shooting.
- If you then decide not to shoot, use your hands or a drawing aid to release the string. Never dry-fire the crossbow (without an arrow/bolt), this could damage the crossbow bow!