Crossbowman

[-JKP-]

Nice collection JKP!

A couple of things I noticed:
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-  The VM seems to be exceptional in having the stave connect to the shaft in between the stirrup and the string (hope I'm using those terms right). However, this might be a result of the cramped space for the weapon - it's really hard to tell what is significant and what isn't. Moreover, the combination of two perspectives may have altered the relative position of these elements.
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If you look at the crayfish/lobster drawing, you will see legs coming out of the tail instead of the body. It's anatomically incorrect and I have never seen another one drawn that way. We know it's anatomically incorrect because crayfish tails never have legs, but with a VMS crossbow drawing, it's difficult to tell which parts are "anatomically correct" and which are not because there are so many crossbow designs.