Quick Draw Crossbow Pistol + Holster

I present my latest invention: The Quick-Draw Crossbow!

Its a vertically oriented single shot crossbow pistol with a special holster that allows the pistol to be cocked while drawing it from the hip, making it ready to fire as soon as its free. This improves saftey when carrying as the bow is under no tension until drawn yet can be chambered with a bolt and fired in seconds.

This version 1.0 prototype is functional and fairly powerful, but as tension increases, so does the effort required to draw it from the holster. Future versions will try to address this with a compound mechanism to assist pulling the slider forward. Im also experimenting with a mechanism to automatically release the slider lock when returning the bow to the holster.

This bow uses 6mm diameter (~1/4 in) bolts I found here. Theyre approx 150mm in length with fletchings 17.35mm wide and 1mm thick. Diagram of the bolts included.

Stay tuned for more updates and more whacky weapons!

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