Repeating crossbow

[Mark]

Speaking of cross bows, this is a William Tell that was used by the OSS in WW2 to neutralise sentries.



Mack The Knife

My tax dollars at work!

My experiences lead me to believe this setup works about as well as one of those liberator pistols would!!!

[monty3006]

hi rusty,
hello pingley,
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you guys. I didn't read this post. I spoke to the customs ppl and their say is that the exim policy does not define crossbows. Long bows and recurves are free for import as are shafts. Will get more details in few days time as most of the officers that I know are on leave due to dussera.
Monish

[Mack The Knife]

Thanks, Monish.

When you speak to the customs officers next also ask them if longbows, recurves and shafts can be imported via post or is it restricted to baggage only as was the case with airguns.

Mack The Knife

[ron]

YO MONISH,DO TEL ME IF ANY ONE HAS SUCESSFULLY IMPORTED A CROSSBOW, IVE SET MY SIGHT ON THE HORTON PREDATOR, THANK YOU.

[goodboy_mentor]

Bows, arrows and the like are not covered under Arms Act 1959. Crossbow is nothing but a type of bow i.e. it is like a bow. You should not be facing problems because of Arms Act 1959. One of the Objectives of Arms Act 1959 states:

“(a) to exclude knives, spears, bows and arrows and the like from the definition of
‘arms’."

There was a post by one member where he said that he had imported crossbow without problem. You may have to search for that thread.

[marthandan]

hi all
you can import any type of bow (i.e longbow, recurve or a compound bow) via post. absolutely no problem. i speak from personal experience. i imported a Fiberbow riser mated to #35 limbs, easton X10 arrows (a dozen), a sight and other accessories all in one go.

no problems with customs. you do not need to show that you are a practising archer or that you have participated in any tournaments.

as far as cross bows go, you will have problems for two reasons:
1. its part gun and part bow....so the custom's babus will mostly find some fault with it.
2. it is very powerful in the short range, and if, for any reason, it is subjected to " the wooden plank test" or some other test (i am guessing here), the crossbow will fail.

if you still want to get a good quality crossbow....there is one way... i am not sure if it is ok for me to put it up here...so will PM a moderator about the method and display it if ok'd.

good budget recurve bows for shooting are :
1. KAP archery.
2. PSE Archery.

one good online store for purchasing archery equipment is http://www.altservices.co.uk

-- Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:37 pm --

as for the repeating crossbow,
its a very neat design, but terribly inaccurate even at very short range. it was basically used by defenders who would fire a lot of bolts into a mass of the enemy. i also read that the bolts were poisoned to increase the damage.

it is interesting and easy to build. a good project for the weekend.

[goodboy_mentor]

1. its part gun and part bow....so the custom's babus will mostly find some fault with it.

Part of it may look like a gun, but is not a gun/firearm by any means, rather it is a improved bow whose part of it may "appear" as a gun. Custom babus may try to find some "faults" but if wisely tackled, they will not be able to sustain the "faults". Do they have any provision of law to back their "faults"?

2. it is very powerful in the short range, and if, for any reason, it is subjected to " the wooden plank test" or some other test (i am guessing here), the crossbow will fail.

"Deal Wood Test" cannot be subjected to any piece of equipment, it has to be backed by specific sections/clauses of law. Can you please refer specific parts of law that can be invoked to subject the crossbow to "Deal Wood Test"?

There are plenty of websites describing how to build your own crossbows like at:
http://www.vintageprojects.com/archery/ ... pring.html
http://www.vintageprojects.com/archery/ ... plans.html

[marthandan]

i do not know of any specific laws that deal with the import of crossbows. i dont think there are any. that is why i feel the customs guys could cause trouble.

nice link that you posted. i have built one in a similar manner...only difference...i went for a medieval crossbow look instead of the modern style stock featured in the link.

[goodboy_mentor]

i dont think there are any. that is why i feel the customs guys could cause trouble.

If there is no law it means they cannot create legal trouble except creating some nuisance. Moreover if we note that one of the Objectives of Arms Act 1959 states that it excludes bows and arrows and the like from the definition of ‘arms’. Therefore I do not think customs can create any real trouble that can be called a "trouble" in legal sense. If you are able to come up with any specific information/provision of law/rule etc. related to import of crossbow please let the forum know.