04-19-2005, 10:12 AM
28 cm is just about 12 inches and measuring off the drawing the spring size does appear to be 2 inches (5cm)
looking at the picture from the museum I would agree with Aitor that the stock is wrong. If it is a belly bow the curved bit should be horizontal not vertical as it is there to press down with your stomach when cocking the weapon. On Wilkins FerroBalista he turned the stomach rest vertical because he decided it needed a winch and a stand; He didn't know what to do with a part that didn't fit his theory but was listed in the manual.
The slide looks too thin to withstand the forces involved in cocking a belly bow. The slide is pressed against the ground when cocking.
Aluscladiusmaximus
looking at the picture from the museum I would agree with Aitor that the stock is wrong. If it is a belly bow the curved bit should be horizontal not vertical as it is there to press down with your stomach when cocking the weapon. On Wilkins FerroBalista he turned the stomach rest vertical because he decided it needed a winch and a stand; He didn't know what to do with a part that didn't fit his theory but was listed in the manual.
The slide looks too thin to withstand the forces involved in cocking a belly bow. The slide is pressed against the ground when cocking.
Aluscladiusmaximus
Bernard Jacobs
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Any opinion stated is genally not the opinion of My group or Centurian
