[Bonetools] Fw: Crossbow components

[Ian Riddler]

Arthur MacGregor forwarded this message to me from Fabian Brenker about antler and bone crossbow components. Andy Halpin has supplied the details of Irish crossbow nuts from his 2008 book, and Fabian is clearly aware of finds from France, Germany and Switzerland, but he is wondering about finds from further afield. Any help very gratefully received,

Ian Riddler

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Fabian Brenker <fabian.brenker at gmx.de>
To: arthur.macgregor at btinternet.com 
Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 19:26
Subject: Aw:


Dear Arthur,

what a pleasure to read from You. Here is why I wrote to You:
Since some weeks I'm doing my master's thesis on the highmedieval crossbow (9th-13th century).

Due to the fact that writen sources have been part of lots of researches since over a hundred years, I will concentrate on archaeological finds and the rare illustrations and sculptures.
I am looking for all parts of crossbows (bows, strings, shafts and triggers) and wooden parts of the bolts als well als belt-spanners. Nuts and arrowheads are too much and in the first case with to less outcome if one is not looking for the first evidence. The latter are a completely own field. But the antler triggers are a very important point and just known since about thirty years. Untill today, most of the archaeologist don't know about them and give the objects very interesting functions and names. I know some triggers from France als well. Due to the fact that it is my work to search all this, I don't want You to have much trubble with ist. But if You find or remember anything, even bones with shots, I am very happy to know it. Because english literature is not that much in Germany, I'm happy for every archaeological evidence outside Germany which helps me to find even more literature and published finds. I think the 2008 Dublin-book from A. Halpin gives good information about the finds in Ireland, but not in England and Scotland.
As I have seen, You worked a lot with animal bones, horn etc. Do You know any triggers in GB? They are made out of to identical pieces and hold tohether with iron, bronze or bone rivets. In Germany and France they look like the ones in addition. Do You know such elements? I was wondering if some of the York fragments could be part of them but I don't even know if they exist on the British Isles.

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Thank You very much and best greetings

Fabian
  
Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. November 2014 um 17:25 Uhr
Von: "ARTHUR MACGREGOR" <arthur.macgregor at btinternet.com>
An: "fabian.brenker at gmx.de" <fabian.brenker at gmx.de>
Betreff: Kein Betreff
Dear Fabian

Your message has got through to me via the RAI. I'll be glad to help if I can, though I should say I haven't done anything on crossbows for about thirty years!

All good wishes

Arthur


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