Sensfelder, Jens (Hrsg.) Jahrblatt der Interessengemeinschaft Historische Armbrust. 2024

As in every year, this year's magazine contains a lot of interesting articles on the subject of "historical crossbows". The articles are in German or English, each article contains a summary in the other language. The contents: A cocking tooth from the ruins of Puchberg Castle; Crossbow Finds from Tsar's Towers Fortress (Carevi Kuli) in Strumica; The Zwickauer Schützenbrief from 1489; Dutch rope pulley tensioners for steel crossbows from around 1510; Two German engravers on half suits of armour; Three crossbows in the Potsdam Museum; A Belgian Crossbow Collection. Part 4: Schneppers; Ancient Quote - an Original Schnepper Lock; The Museum of the Crossbowmen of Visé Turns 100!; Using 3D Scanning and Modelling to Facilitate Study of Pre- and Early-Modern Crossbows; Target Correction for Mountain and Valley Shots; Jan Kruczek (1945-2020); Dietwulf Baatz (1928-2021); Specialist Notes: Martyrdom of St. Sebastian in St. John's Crossbow Museum in Luckenwalden. Johanniskirche in Luckenwalde (Brandenburg); Crossbows from the Gripen shipwreck 1495; Hornbow crossbow in the Zeidelmuseum Feucht; An old Frankish Reutersmann as a mounted crossbowman in the family register; A Regensburg Schnepper with engraved hunting scenes, dated 1621; Postcard with a girdle of Vietnamese crossbow hunters; Postcard with Bavarian bird shooters; The 21st century. Meeting of crossbow makers in Lohmen/Dresden; Crossbows and accessories from the Braunschweig Crossbow Shooting Guild for sale; Historical crossbow shooting on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the Hall in Tirol Shooting Guild.