Old vs. New - Bows and Crossbows tested on Butted and Riveted Mail Armor ("Chainmail")
Medieval crossbow (15th century "munition grade") with goat's foot lever:
http://www.todsstuff.co.uk/crossbows/crossbows-types.htm
The modern compound crossbow (Barnett Ghost):
http://amzn.to/2q1mCSG
Introduction to medieval crossbows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D64oZCHAns
The butted mail shown in the beginning of the video is not historically accurate, but the riveted Viking mail shown later is.
Music:
"Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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"Tomorrowville" by Josh Kirsch/Media Right Productions
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