Medieval Glossary

Arbalest

A crossbow made of steel, set in a shaft of wood, with a string and a trigger, bent with a piece of iron fitted for that purpose and used to throw bullets, large arrows, darts, etc. Also called an 'abblast' or an 'arcubalist.'

Related term(s): Abblast; Arcubalist; Crossbow; Arbalist; Arblast
Category: Weapons
Added: 07.07.05
Source information: Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 27.

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