The repeating crossbow, also known as the repeater crossbow and, because of its association with the Three Kingdoms era strategist Zhuge Liang, the Zhuge crossbow, is a crossbow invented during China's Warring States period. Its mechanism combines the separate actions of drawing the bowstring, placing the bolt, and firing into a single motion. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The repeating crossbow (Chinese: 連弩; pinyin: Lián Nǔ), also known as the repeater crossbow, and the Zhuge crossbow (Chinese: 諸葛弩; pinyin: Zhūgě nǔ, also romanized Chu-ko-nu) due to its association with the Three Kingdoms-era strategist Zhuge Liang (181-234 AD), is a crossbow invented during the Warring States period in China that combined the bow spanning, bolt placing, and shooting actions into one motion.
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