Medieval siege machine. The rod is a beam that can be moved around its quarter axis, on whose upper cross-arm, adjustable in angle, the projectile, usually a fire arrow, was placed and hurled away by the rapid force of a board (metal spring?). (Diez)
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Size 30 mm
Material
Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
Epoch
Medieval
Time
11. Jh. - 15. Jh.
Nationality/Location
Europe
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
Leopold Diez Steinfeldstr. 69 3100 St. Pölten Österreich
