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Medieval soldier loading a crossbow with a belt-hook (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Mine came with a foot-puller system where you put the front of crossbow on the ground and hold it down with your foot in a foot-loop (metal) while you attach a puller cord to the string and pull up with a lot of force. It’s not easy at all.

Most crossbows load, or at least can be loaded, like that. My experience was different - I had a similar cord system, but I found it easy to use. You just straighten your back. In any case, certainly easy compared to spanning it by hand.