400 year old rapid loading crossbow

400 year old rapid loading crossbow - tested

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4 ай бұрын

I was told that this small lever action crossbow was a Border Reivers bow from around 1600 and used for raiding and civil defence. I have never been able to find similar bows to compare it against and group it with so have never been able to know if this was true; and I still don't.
So the next best thing is to run it through some trials and practical tests and find out if I think it would be suitable. Accuracy, power, penetration, rate of fire and ability to use whilst moving.
So that is what I did.
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@S-T-E-V-E 3 ай бұрын

Tod dressed up as a Tudor, firing a Crossbow on a Disability Scooter was the last thing I expected to see today! 😂👍

@ricksterallain 3 ай бұрын

It was hilarious.

@TheBaconWizard 3 ай бұрын

But definitely the best thing!

@bentrieschmann 3 ай бұрын

It was the best thing I have seen in a while.

@danstotland6386 3 ай бұрын

It's creativity. Folks!

@greenmat6855 3 ай бұрын

Eat your heart out, @modernknight

@zacharylavoie6889 3 ай бұрын

The blurred out hole in the pants had me dying xD

@BH-rx3ue 3 ай бұрын

little Tod is for a different website

@30035XD 3 ай бұрын

@@BH-rx3ue Ye olde Toddler.

@QuantumHistorian 3 ай бұрын

Makes him stroking his arrows look a lot dirtier lol

@motaman8074 3 ай бұрын

As soon as I saw it, I checked the comments! 😂

@euansmith3699 3 ай бұрын

Tod, "Now we're going to talk about penetration..." 😃

@lindybeige 3 ай бұрын

Call that a 'horse'? Where were the coconuts?

@2bingtim 3 ай бұрын

"We'll have to cancel tonights raid lads, I forgot to switch the charger on last night!"

@tubaterror 3 ай бұрын

Let's not go to Tod's Workshop - it is a silly place.

@2bingtim 3 ай бұрын

@@tubaterror And that should be a SPAM necklace, not pork.

@Raz.C 3 ай бұрын

@@2bingtim That's a LOT of SPAM...

@EA-History 3 ай бұрын

Nuts. Where are the killer rabbit? 😀

@Skallagrim 3 ай бұрын

Huh, I didn't expect the bolts to go through the gambeson. Interesting! The mobility shooter segment is glorious. :D I suppose shooting from horseback would help out a little, as the velocity of the horse adds to the shot. Not sure how much more energy you'd get out of that. Anyway, that little thing looks like a lot of fun. Can't beat its speed, outside of a magazine-fed repeating crossbow.

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Surprised me too. Thanks and it has a better 0-4mph time on concrete; grass does not show its best side

@foldionepapyrus3441 3 ай бұрын

I am shocked you didn't expect the gambeson to be penetrated - was sure I've seen you testing thrusting/cutting focused weapons and finding cloth armour isn't a great defence against the finer tip thrusting, but does well at cutting protection. I admit I wasn't expecting the bolts to sail through quite so unhindered myself, but penetrate well most often I had no doubts on.

@codydunsmuir9398 3 ай бұрын

also on the plus side, its fairly quiet (until you hit someone, and even then the level of noise increase is based on where their hit) and if your using it your either A: Ambushing someone at fifteen feet or less, or B: shoving the thing in someones face, probably at less the five feet.@@tods_workshop

@funwithmadness 3 ай бұрын

Skall puts up some really interesting videos, but he has his work cut out for him now if he wants to beat Tod in full Tudor regalia riding his trusty mobility scooter into battle with plywood cut-outs! He's going to need to really up his game. :) Don Quixote rides again!

@Skallagrim 3 ай бұрын

@@foldionepapyrus3441 The reason is because I've had a few crossbow bolts bounce right off a gambeson, depending on the tip shape. And this one is much weaker.

@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 3 ай бұрын

6:30 Tod’s tattered trousers trying to tame troublesome todger.

@OperationDarkside 3 ай бұрын

Terrific text transformation

@pRahvi0 3 ай бұрын

@@OperationDarkside Totally.

@Matt_Alaric 3 ай бұрын

Acceptable alliteration.

@mattmarzula 3 ай бұрын

Bumble bee tuna...

@michaelmay5453 3 ай бұрын

I do not trust a man who wear to the right.

@TheRealBanana 3 ай бұрын

Maybe the scooter could be called "Rolling Thunder".

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Ahhhh of course

@babayaga6376 3 ай бұрын

A bit disappointed this video is not called medieval drive-by shooter...

@williamhughes237 2 ай бұрын

and the horse "Scooter" hmmmmm hmmmmmmmm

@lennutrajektoor 23 күн бұрын

Zapping horsy!

@Caratacus1 3 ай бұрын

Now I have visions of Border Reivers launching midnight raids on their mobility scooters. Thanks Tod 😂

@daviddavidson2357 3 ай бұрын

They do this after eating through their second munchbox.

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

It was their traditional steed of choice I understand

@ptonpc 3 ай бұрын

"Damnit I forgot to plug my scooter in this morning. We'll have to cancel tonight lads"

@CodfishJoe 3 ай бұрын

All wearing their dreaded pork necklaces

@rooroo9216 3 ай бұрын

Yeah don’t underestimate these bingo bandits on their mobility scooters!😂

@Martyntd5 3 ай бұрын

Border Reiver is a romantic sounding title, but you have to remember, they were raiders ...thieves who were usually hung if caught. They weren't looking for open warfare, they were just running raiding parties for the profit of it. In that context, a mini x-bow gives you or a few in your party, the ability to hold people 'on the draw'. That's great for intimidation, especially if your opponent is frequently unarmed and unarmoured.

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Very true on all counts

@QuantumHistorian 3 ай бұрын

It's funny how large scale criminal violence gets romanticised: border reiver, age-of-sail pirates, prohibition gangsters... I wonder if in a century we'll have cute kids shows about fentanyl smugglers.

@cheyannei5983 3 ай бұрын

@@QuantumHistorianWe already did, it was called Breaking Bad.

@b.h.abbott-motley2427 3 ай бұрын

In his 1594 military treatise, Sir John Smythe wrote this about the border reivers: "Light horsemen borderers I will not take vpon me to set downe any thing for their instructions how they should vse their speares in the field, because that they themselues by their continuall exercise are so skilful with al such weapons as they do vse in the seruice of the borders." He considered them expert soldiers, at least in terms of using their lances. This suggests they did participate in open warfare at times, as we know from battles like Flodden & Solway Moss, & experienced captains respected their prowess. Smythe didn't write much else about borderers specifically, but he described light horsemen in general as wearing considerable armor.

@whirving 3 ай бұрын

Hey, my entire family name resents that accusation, I'd guard your cattle well if I were you!

@wanttobeprivate7466 3 ай бұрын

That intro clip is something I did not expect, haha

@JohnLundSweden 3 ай бұрын

Hahahah

@ArniesTech 3 ай бұрын

If the USA had a medieval period this would be it 😂

@naturesfinest2408 Ай бұрын

Had to pause to laugh. Way to good

@jedpcuk 3 ай бұрын

Rolling around on the floor crying with laughter at the thought of my 80 year old Mum on her mobility scooter taking on Scottish Reavers with her crossbow...... 🙂

@tobyhorn9641 3 ай бұрын

Not me cause my mom would really do it but then again mom owns a SKS to deer hunt with

@uncletiggermclaren7592 3 ай бұрын

2:50 Tod with his 1970s "Adult Entertainer" mustache :)

@Donko_ 3 ай бұрын

Tod needs to bring back the stache!

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

I love that tache; wife hates it

@wingnutbert9685 3 ай бұрын

2024: Tod with his "Adult Entertainer" trousers.....

@nonoyorbusness 3 ай бұрын

My favorite mediaeval weapon, the mobility scooter! 😊.

@euansmith3699 3 ай бұрын

Rider, "Deploy the Wheel Scythes!"

@Atrahasis7 3 ай бұрын

OMG that beginning is a certified meme, M&B blade players will slap something about rodoks in it.

@georgepats1168 3 ай бұрын

Vlandian peasant trying to stop Battanian raiders

@paulmears5330 3 ай бұрын

I love these little crossbows. I finally had the happy confluence of having the funds and one being in stock, so I ordered it. When it arrives I'll be trying it from horseback. Jason Kingsley did a video with one about 4 years ago. Medieval drive-by he called it, I believe. He didn't shoot it from horseback, but he posited the idea that a handful of reivers with these could do a hit and run on a farmstead, shooting as they ride past, reload from a halt when in cover of a nearby wood or something, repeat as necessary to intimidate the opponent, that sort of thing.

@Varadiio 3 ай бұрын

You bring up the good point that horses are not just for moving while doing things, but ideal for historical "shoot and scoot" tactics, moving into danger when you are strongest, and retreating out of danger when you're weakest. Snipers and artillery today still do this. I know 19th and 20th century cavalry riflemen more about positioning and violence of action than efficiency or sustained threat. Unfortunately with this crossbow, the range makes it not as viable to dismount for accurate fire like those later riflemen would do, but it still follows the same logic. Reloading doesn't have to be faster than the enemy, it just needs to be possible to escape their own reach long enough to rearm.

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and just waiting for bolt heads and it will be on the way.

@paulmears5330 3 ай бұрын

@@tods_workshop Thank you, I'm looking forward to putting the latchet to the test, as it were!

@TheHaighus 3 ай бұрын

The horse is also a little easier to control hands-free than the mobility scooter! Definitely looked pretty distracting to drive that with legs, whereas a good rider can control their horse without using reins at all.

@PieterBreda 3 ай бұрын

If there is an award for "KZfaqr with most holes in clothes" , Tod will be a winner.😊

@walkir2662 3 ай бұрын

At least for the not strategically placed ones.

@Grey_Wulfe 3 ай бұрын

He is a working man and it shows. Its what makes his channel relatable to those of us who have in our lifetime worked with our hands for a living. Sadly the age of man where the majority of us learn and love a craft is dwindling. In its place we sit in an artificially lighted box for 8 hours a day unable to see the sun. So thankful for being away from that world finally!

@naturesfinest2408 Ай бұрын

@@Grey_Wulfewhat job did you work?

@Grey_Wulfe Ай бұрын

@@naturesfinest2408 I was a mechanic in the airforce I took that out into the civilian world and became a travelling technician working on oxidizer systems. Basically giant industrial air cleaners for factory plumes. Being able to weld, wire and wrench has loads of practical applications beyond work though. As a hobbyist I do a bit of gunsmithing and I reload my own ammo.

@mazzadude 3 ай бұрын

I love the idea of some guy looking out of his window and seeing his wacky neighbour firing off crossbolts while driving around on a mobility scooter dressed as a Tudor.

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Normal for England

@henriknykvist 3 ай бұрын

I can imagine an ambush with a couple of guys armed with these would be very terrifying.

@ArniesTech 3 ай бұрын

Yep, as always it's manpower that matters.

@snafu2350 3 ай бұрын

@@ArniesTech ..or at least the /illusion/ of manpower!

@euansmith3699 3 ай бұрын

Boondock Saints: The Reaver Years.

@mrfinch6664 3 ай бұрын

Jup i agree!! mobility scooters are a terrifying thing.

@Oldtanktapper 3 ай бұрын

When Tod says he’s got a bollock dagger, he’s not messing around… nice strategic pixelation sir.

@walkir2662 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I have clothes full of holes, too... but if you need to pixelate them, it's time to consider getting some maintenance done if you want to keep it.

@Oldtanktapper 3 ай бұрын

@@walkir2662 let’s just be thankful he’s not a traditional scot.

@TheUncleRuckus 3 ай бұрын

Between the pixelated hole in Tod's pants and the mobility scooter this is comedy gold!!😂 Thank you Tod for always being you! 👍👍

@densamme1752 3 ай бұрын

Was that his neighbors in the background watching a man in period costume charge over a field on a mobility scooter firing a crossbow "Don Quijote style"?😂😂😂

@MoonyPoet 3 ай бұрын

Tod is officially our modern day Don Quixote. Someone get the best Spanish poet on this stat!

@midshipman8654 3 ай бұрын

Would love more stuff about mounted crosbowmenship. Medieval records and inventories actually show mounted crossbowmen being relatively common, like on the norman boarder during the 100 years war, if not mentioned as the center of focus much like the heavy charge cavalry. There isnt all that much modern content about them and how they would use their crossbows. Dismounted or mounted. especially in earlier ages like the 1200s.

@b.h.abbott-motley2427 3 ай бұрын

I agree we need more content on mounted crossbowers, though I'm personally more interested in the 15th century & early 16th century. In the 1480s, Pietro Monte mentioned mounted crossbowers as potentially effective against Swiss/German pike formations.

@midshipman8654 3 ай бұрын

@@b.h.abbott-motley2427 Thats fair, im personally one for chronological order, so id like to see its more proto forms first. I think there was also a monk who went to Mongol court and came back recommending European powers putting more resources into mounted crossbows as well.

@foldionepapyrus3441 3 ай бұрын

This was exactly the follow up to your original showcase of this cute little crossbow I wanted! Really shows this thing is dangerous without good armour, and as armour fades out of use with the introduction of blackpowder it might well be a really good weapon. (Edit: at least for some era's of history and civilian settings)

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Thanks and glad it was what you needed

@b.h.abbott-motley2427 3 ай бұрын

In the era this sort of crossbow existed, good armor could stop a ball from wheellock pistol (800 J or so) or even an arquebus (2,000+ J), not to mention a couched lance (300+ J) or a powerful crossbow (200 J). The most minimal armor designed to protect against sword thrusts would be proof against this crossbow.

@nuhrii3449 3 ай бұрын

@@b.h.abbott-motley2427 well in era before it was just mail on gamebson, thats sufficient at protecting you from death against most bows, its worth mentioning that in even in that era 90% of people were not wearing plate armor

@davidkermes376 Ай бұрын

how many rievers and their typical foes could really afford passable armor? .if they had anything, it was probably cheap stuff made by the local blacksmith using any scrap iron they could find.

@T3t4nu5 3 ай бұрын

Wouldn't be caught dead without my porkleg necklace

@nickbob2003 3 ай бұрын

I have to say I love your style of advertising your shop. You show off cool weapons from the period and sell them almost like a medieval/renaissance merchant would touting the features and why you would want them. I never feel inclined to skip because they are also short and sweet. I must also add that it did work in getting a sale from me as I bought a bush knife a little while back and am very happy with it. Keep up the great work and great content!

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Thanks and the idea is you learn something you didn’t know before and I make a sale or two

@ArmouryTerrain 3 ай бұрын

Something to consider: This was not about pitched battles where you are trying to kill the enemy and break their lines- it was about nipping over the border and stealing some cattle. Having a bow that when hit would really hurt but not be instantly fatal would be a bonus as Murder was somewhat more frowned on. This is the sort of weapon to make some one keep their heads down and would not alert everyone like a gunshot would. Great video Tod.

@jonno27 3 ай бұрын

Lots of fun, and a pretty clear indication of why mobility scooters never replaced cavalry horses.

@LordRaa 3 ай бұрын

There's also the psychological effect of being able to shoot at people - I can see many ne'er-do-wells running off if a bolt flew by their head.

@steemlenn8797 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I guess it would also have a sobering effect on a lot of drunken inn fighters if the waitress you have just emptied your mug on comes back with one of those things loaded and a very no-nonsense face. 😅

@genesisSOC 3 ай бұрын

I'd be super interested in you doing a video on fire arrows specifically

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

And I filmed it last week!

@sergeykomarov2203 3 ай бұрын

I have never seen Tod so beautiful as in these medieval clothes. Although Tod is trying to convince us that he is shooting these videos 1, but judging by the variety and quality of the videos, it must be a whole team.

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Mostly I film on my own as this one was, but sometimes I have a camera operator. I have just shot an unusually complex film on fire arrows with two other camera operators and a runner, but that is very unusual

@timporsch2669 3 ай бұрын

Andreas Bichlers crossbow is based on a depiction in the Codex Löffelholz (Nuremberg 1505)

@tods_workshop 3 ай бұрын

Yes - thanks and apologies. Very much my mistake

@timt5381 3 ай бұрын

Extra points for the scooter, it's brilliant :D Saw The Mikado once where the character of CoCo got bored of a third act patter song, and busted out a mobility scooter and did figure-8s around the singing players. Same energy, brilliant both times.

@pavementsailor 3 ай бұрын

I didn't expect Tod to go full Python. But it worked! Loved the improvisation.

@nokta7373 3 ай бұрын

I wonder what your neighbors are thinking when they see you riding a scooter in 1600 clothes shooting a crossbow "Alan! He's at it again!". Love your videos mate, always informative and fun 💙

@QuentinStephens 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating. I think you need to have a word with Jason Kinsley and Zac Evans about shooting while mounted. With regards to mail. I have read somewhere that pointier bolts are needed - no heads, just a point - and this is why lamellar armour predominated in the far East. Perhaps you might put that to the test?

@minkinomics3002 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to see some tests with a 13 gram or so bodkin bolt

@jannerwingfeather 3 ай бұрын

The part on the mobility scooter was priceless! Looked like so much fun! Would love to see move videos featuring that crossbow and scooter! Perhaps shooting other crossbows from off the scooter?

@funwithmadness 3 ай бұрын

I know this was meant to be a serious, at least non-comical, experiment, but it had me laughing quite a bit. Your neighbors must think you're mad. I love it!

@greatnoblelord 3 ай бұрын

There are historical sources comparing the effectiveness of mounted archers and mounted crossbowmen. their conclusion is the same - a crossbow is convenient for a foot soldier, and a horseman needs a bow. Mounted crossbowmen were considered as warriors with one-shot weapons - they were placed to the left of the shock squad so that they fired a volley before a collision. You have clearly shown the validity of these judgments.

@mysticone2112 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video again. Glad to see the mention of the Leonardo crossbow design and reproduction made using that system. Showing of human ingenuity no matter what era. Also respect for use for the motorscooter. Truly the fiercest of all steeds.

@tuerkefechi 3 ай бұрын

Cool stuff, love it. Though a slight correction, the Border Reivers were active from the later 15th Century all over the 16th century until the very, very early 1600s. In the 16th century they started to favor pistols, but also many still used bows and some had lighter crossbows, that is true. The standard body armor was the jack-of-plate, so a padded vest reinforced with small metal pieces. Some had chainmail, others had breastplates or a breast and back plate.

@opcode114 3 ай бұрын

Todd, have you asked the folks at Border Archery in Scotland?They may be able tell you more. Take care.

@TheJollyLlama875 3 ай бұрын

I love the mobility scooter bit of course, but I wanted to say thank you for describing where the bolts hit. I'm watching this on mobile and could barely see them on the target

@williamshaw2087 3 ай бұрын

I might be mistaken but did skallagrim just put out a video showing an old manuscript with a design for a crossbow that has an integrated cocking mechanism from the 15th century?

@Bellathor 3 ай бұрын

LOL that intro is a thing of beauty and worthy of a short clip with no context.

@aner_bda 3 ай бұрын

I love this little crossbow. Quick, easy and compact. If I was out in the sticks somewhere, and looking for something for self defence of me or my livestock in the 1600s, I'd be looking for something like this.

@Jim58223 3 ай бұрын

Lol might be time to get new pants Tod

@erayourtube 3 ай бұрын

That was the most British thing I've ever seen.. pure Gold. Love it Tod

@arturleperoke3205 3 ай бұрын

what an fabulous and entertaining episode! Thank you Tod!

@mikloskoszegi 3 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this a couple of years ago, and i was already fascinated with it. Super cool little crossbow. I guess you can say that the effective range is about the same as a pistol, but it's much quieter, faster to reload, and less sensitive to rain, overall I think a lot is going for it despite the many drawbacks.

@tobyrobson2939 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant video. Enteraining, informative, creative - and funny! Top job Tod. 🎉

@hansvonmannschaft9062 3 ай бұрын

All crossbow videos require the phrase: _"And now, let me show you its features!"_ Great vid Tod. The mobility scooter part must've certainly risen the views within American AR-15-carrying grannies!

@DPXerxes 3 ай бұрын

From the blurred out hole in the pants to the absurd combination of costume and crossbow with a mobility scooter, I've never laughed as much with any of Tod's videos! Extraordinary

@HalfdanWinebench 3 ай бұрын

My partner and I just laughed so much at the mobility scooter experiment, thanks for cheering us up 😂

@digidraxe8052 3 ай бұрын

Loved it! It was like seeing a future glimpse of Tod in his twilight years, still crafting and insisting on testing everything in the field. 😁

@ilcattivo13 3 ай бұрын

Really good episode, Tod. Thanks.

@---l--- 3 ай бұрын

Great stuff as always

@joejoelesh1197 3 ай бұрын

Best in-video ad ever! Tod Cutler ad in a Tod's Workshop video? Yes please, tell us more.

@BSAtunning 3 ай бұрын

I replay 10 times the intro!! Epic, thank you Tod

@rypojakf8315 2 ай бұрын

Great video, Todd! I would love to see a video about the different types of bolts. Like you did with arrows.

@bentrieschmann 3 ай бұрын

Todd, your mighty stead, Thunder, was amazing! And some of the funniest things i have seen in a while.

@jasonleedham5678 3 ай бұрын

I admire how, despite really not having any fun at all, you carry on with your research in spite of it all!

@JobboFett 3 ай бұрын

Now I just want the Tod's Workshop collab with Matt Berry, shooting crossbows on mobility scooters

@sheogoraththedaedricprince9675 3 ай бұрын

Fletched spears, javalins, arrows, bolts, darts and plumbata! All amazing! Thank you

@oneshotme 3 ай бұрын

Great video Tod

@spikemcnock8310 3 ай бұрын

Good job I enjoyed watching that thanks. Keep them coming.

@COLDMKULTRA 3 ай бұрын

Splendid stuff as usual Sir 👍👍👍

@demonicduck08 3 ай бұрын

Tod this is by far the funniest edited video you've put out yet

@davetaylor4741 3 ай бұрын

You were right with your comment. Who wouldn't want one. Looks like good fun.

@HazelnutPohl 3 ай бұрын

Great video as always ❤

@TihetrisWeathersby 3 ай бұрын

The crossbow is my favorite medieval weapon, I have a small collection

@ivanjednobiegowiec7656 3 ай бұрын

I loved The Modesty Blurry-Patch during bolts sharpening xD

@hillzachary01 3 ай бұрын

I think this is my favorite video from Tod ever. The bit ont he scooter was hilarious! Love Arrows vs Armor, but this was pure comedy!

@MonkeyJedi99 3 ай бұрын

One thing I noticed when you were shooting from the shoulder for distance is that the shots had decent repeatability of strike. So the mechanical draw eliminated human factors that can change the limb-to-limb tension differences in a draw, such as for very light crossbows or the nock placement on the sting of a bow.

@Supracrm 3 ай бұрын

Great vid again Thank you Respect

@nirvana613 3 ай бұрын

The mobility scooter bit made my day, proper good fun !

@dillonbuford 3 ай бұрын

We all have that fantasy army in our heads. My wall guards are armed with this bow, wheel lock pistol, and a complex hilt broad sward wearing open faced sallet, brigandine, male, and gambeson. Excuse the spelling these are words I don't often use

@richardprescott6322 3 ай бұрын

That was a fun episode. Good read on the Reivers is Dish of Spurs by Robert Low - 3 novels in series - mentions latch bows, a fair bit

@mynickwaspirated 3 ай бұрын

What a magnificent beast Thunder is...😁 Thanks Tod, ymmd 👍

@JohnC2009Edin 3 ай бұрын

Best thing ive seen this week!

@diogenesstudent5585 3 ай бұрын

Love the mace heads

@afs101 3 ай бұрын

This is nothing short of glorious from start to finish

@alt5494 3 ай бұрын

Nicely done was not expecting the mobility scooter calvary test..

@VinceW187 3 ай бұрын

Best opening cut scene of the year, don't know how your going to top this.

@mikecarson7769 3 ай бұрын

the opening few seconds teaser was AMAZING

@moottori_paa 3 ай бұрын

I just love that little bow!

@kolerenwick2274 3 ай бұрын

Loved that Leonardo Bow - Weta Workshop made a whack of them in larger scales to use in The Two Towers for the Uruk-Hai's assault on Helm's Deep. Reloading not shown on film but demonstrated in the Special Features.

@salvadorsempere1701 3 ай бұрын

The unexpected turn at the end was hilarious!!

@Kroiznacher 3 ай бұрын

That's one magnificent horse you have there

@RLKmedic0315 3 ай бұрын

Love to see the "Adder" lever action x-bow by Jeorg Sprave!

@babbiification 3 ай бұрын

Whether or not they used it, I think the Reivers would have seen the potential value of this type of weapon. They weren't overly concerned with open warfare, it was much more hit and run on unsuspecting targets. Reivers typically would be lightly armored, the typical attire being at most, a helmet, a 'Jack', and high leather boots to protect them from brambles. Especially with the consideration that Reivers looked down on some firearms for being unreliable in the wet conditions of the lowlands, I think this would have fit in with their tactics quite well.

@socdologer 3 ай бұрын

Beyond delightful!

@delcat8168 3 ай бұрын

Very satisfying sound as it latches... clunk click every trip 🙂 Couldn't help chuckling at the mobility scooter sequence... despite my better judgement ;-)

@harazhangf5782 3 ай бұрын

That was quite the video. Interesting facts and Tod in costume shooting targets on a mobility scooter. Perfect way to end the day. Maybe you could see with Jason Kingsley if he wants to try it on a horse. IIRC he tried your version of Jorg's instant Legolas, maybe he'll wanna try this too.

@asya9493 3 ай бұрын

8:10 That knife is good, those handgrips and stops would guarantee your hand would not slip off when drenched in blood. However I think that like any fighting knife it would have an eye-socket-depth pommel on the butt for skull or bone crushing, or possibly penetrating armour, which is common to other fighting knives.

@jvin248 3 ай бұрын

The Hoover Horse to go along with the lockdown crossbow!

@gushlergushler 3 ай бұрын

Perfect intro, seeing him steer a mobility scooter with his feet while shooting a crossbow - "why wouldn't you want this". Artistic.

3 ай бұрын

If any of the neigbours of Tod were in any doubt. Now they know they life next to a very dedicated experimental historian :)

@nathanwolber4503 3 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say that’s a beautiful steel bow on that crossbow!

@Erikreaver 3 ай бұрын

This looked fenomenally dumb and fun. My fuzzy hat off to your sillyness, Tod. This quite improved my day. What a beautiful, handy little crossbow. There is the thing that came to my mind though - given that it is so fun and easy to use, it stands to reason that people would practice with it just for the fun of it, as you said, the whole family could be proficient enough with it. Not a bad thing to have at home, really!