Medieval Crossbow Illustration - Historical Weapon Design and Mechanics #3686883 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line illustration shows a traditional medieval crossbow with a wooden stock, recurved bow limbs, and a metal trigger mechanism housed in a tiller. A detachable stirrup is depicted separately, used for cocking the weapon by foot. The drawing emphasizes structural details such as the nut, sear, and string groove, typical of 14th-15th century designs.

Used on educational history websites, museum digital archives, or academic articles about medieval warfare and weaponry; targets users researching historical arms, reenactment gear, or engineering evolution of ranged weapons.