Illustrations of history

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Loading a crossbow from a standing position, without (left) and with (right) a stirrup to place the foot in. (infosec.pub)

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Yeah, sitting or standing, not a method I'd want to use. I had a crossbow (modern style) I used to shoot, and I spanned it using a cocking rope. For a lark, I spanned it by hand once - it's miserable stuff. I can't imagine doing it without a stirrup too.