9 MEDIEVAL CROSSBOW DEVICES - How do they work?

Medieval crossbows!!! From hand spanning a crossbow with no stirrup, to using a goats foot lever and onto the really powerful systems of the cranequin and the windlass; just what power can these devices employ? The answers are not just calculated from some designs, they are measured from the actual working medieval crossbows. If you are interested in medieval crossbows have a look at my site here https://todsworkshop.com/collections/... For budget but highly accurate medieval knives, have a look here https://todcutler.com The results are below Hand Span 1:1 Max 150lb Sitting Span 1:1 Max 300lbs Stirrup 1:1 Max 250lbs Spanning Belt 1:1 Max 320lbs Doubler Belt 2:1 Max 450lbs Goat's Foot Lever ~5:1 Max 550lbs 6 Pulley English Windlass 78:1 +1500lbs Cranequin 182:1 +2000lbs Screw Jack 47:1 +1000lbs Apologies for the sub standard audio quality, the lapel mic didn't record properly so we had to use the camera audio. If you are interested in medieval replica weapons take look at my websites https://todcutler.com for budget medieval knives and https://todsworkshop.com for custom knives, swords and crossbows www.instagram.com/todsworkshop www.facebook.com/todtodeschini