Hello all,
My first post, after an introduction, pardon any terminology gaffs.
I've seen (in the flesh) a crossbow with a short trigger mounted on the top side of the tiller, but can't seem to find any info anywhere. It appears to be a simple lever, push the pad down and the opposite end pushes the string up off its ledge(?).
Something like this, pardon the bad sketch.
![top trigger question Trigger](https://2img.net/h/i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af279/frode_bucket/trigger.png)
Is there any historical basis for this? Any drawbacks? It seems fundamentally simple, but...
Thanks,
Frode
My first post, after an introduction, pardon any terminology gaffs.
I've seen (in the flesh) a crossbow with a short trigger mounted on the top side of the tiller, but can't seem to find any info anywhere. It appears to be a simple lever, push the pad down and the opposite end pushes the string up off its ledge(?).
Something like this, pardon the bad sketch.
![top trigger question Trigger](https://2img.net/h/i1015.photobucket.com/albums/af279/frode_bucket/trigger.png)
Is there any historical basis for this? Any drawbacks? It seems fundamentally simple, but...
Thanks,
Frode