Long iron winding devices with cranks at the top hang against a wall painted with false stonework, next to the bows of crossbows. Mechanical aids of this kind were needed to draw the heavy bows of war crossbows, which a man could not bend by hand.
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Long iron winding devices with cranks at the top hang against a wall painted with false stonework, next to the bows of crossbows. Mechanical aids of this kind were needed to draw the heavy bows of war crossbows, which a man could not bend by hand.