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Repeating Crossbow

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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.

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