@@HistoricalWeapons Traditional Asian crossbows are hard to come by on RUclips.Most tend to focus on Chu Ko Nu or European crossbow. I'm keen on the idea that crossbow could be as primitive as bow and arrow, it's just we don't have the evidence of it.
Great Video! I just purchased one off Ebay for a surprisingly $85. Decent shape and it even had a trigger made out of bone. Obviously can't be shot due to age and minor cracks in the bow part, I did make a hemp bow string for it. I might do a video on it sometime down the road.
Pretty sure hmong people aren't montagnards.They usually reside in the central highlands and are descendants of chams. where as Hmong people are usually more northern.
My Father was in Vietnam during the war. He brought back a quiver of crossbows arrows. Had this still decades later. The crossbow had been stolen in shipping. He told me that you could buy these in Vietnam as souvenirs. And they had a cottage industrie makeing these to sell to the servicemen. Most were just something cheap barely working proper.
The Montagnards refer to the ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands (Central Highlands) of Vietnam. They are ethnic groups that speak mainly southern island languages, before 1975 and after 1975 many forces there organized separatist armed groups. before the French discovered them, they didn't have a state of their own. Their crossbows are similar to the crossbows of the ethnic minorities in the mountainous north of Vietnam, the arrows are similar, but the arrows of ethnic minorities such as the Muong in the mountains of northern Vietnam can be impregnated with tree sap as poison. . In Vietnamese history, the crossbow appeared with the first legend of Au Lac state (the second of state of Viet ethnic people ni 218 BC ) country fighting against the Qin army from China, it was very useful for ambushes.
I thought as well that a big and strong trigger is needed to push 200 pounds out of a simple notch but I changed my mind after rubbing a bit of tallow-beeswax mix on the string. Now I don't consider a crossbow shootable until it's been lubricated.
Weren't Montagnards on the Americans' side? The French used a 'divide and conquer ' strategy with ethnic groups in Indochina. They gave Montagnards and other ethnic minorities preferential treatment to get their support. The Vietnamese communists resented them for this and thus were enemies. The US offered training and advisement to the Montagnards and Hmong in their fight against communist Vietnam.
@@HistoricalWeapons I was moreso commenting on the passing mention of Americans facing this weapon in the hands of Montagnards. It's entirely possible that they encountered the weapon but unless I got my history wrong the Montagnards wouldn't be the ones using it. Anyway I enjoyed the video.
@@fire_lord862 same. there are millions of people who care about firearm history, sword history, but a very small group that care about crossbow history
The only RUclipsr talking about historical crossbows around the world
He's the best
@@dydactic1112 thanks, im not sure about that though
@@HistoricalWeapons Traditional Asian crossbows are hard to come by on RUclips.Most tend to focus on Chu Ko Nu or European crossbow. I'm keen on the idea that crossbow could be as primitive as bow and arrow, it's just we don't have the evidence of it.
@@dydactic1112 yeah, the chu ko nu is over discussed. we can thank video games
Tod cutler & matt Easton of Scholagladiatoria have demonstrated nearly Every historically relevant crossbow from around the world.
ian from forgoten weapons should collab with jack
Nice work Jack, really upped your production value recently :)
Thanks
Is the audio ok? Echo too much?
Great Video! I just purchased one off Ebay for a surprisingly $85. Decent shape and it even had a trigger made out of bone. Obviously can't be shot due to age and minor cracks in the bow part, I did make a hemp bow string for it. I might do a video on it sometime down the road.
Mine for sale for cheap if ur interested
That’s an interesting little crossbow
Is the echoing bothering u for audio
@@HistoricalWeapons no It didn’t bother me
@@Leverguns50 thanks
Very cool! I have one brought back from Vietnam by a U.S. Army Colonel who was bronze star recipient. I also have the rest of his uniforms.
Nice
Bow Buddha is back
rising storm 2 vibes
good times. i miss the PPSH
or akm
welcome to the rice fields
Moda Fakas
When you gonna travel again?
soon. any suggestions? thinking about dubai
@jp23 ja vem cara, saudades
Montagnards (mon tain yards) or Hmong as themselves are my neighbors & friends in Wisconsin. Great hunters.
Pretty sure hmong people aren't montagnards.They usually reside in the central highlands and are descendants of chams. where as Hmong people are usually more northern.
Why not just use a blowgun instead of a weak crossbow for poison. You can reload blowgun faster
blow gun required drilling a long tube, drilled by hand, not to mention if you accidentally swallow the poison your dead
But isnt the poison is near your mouth
@@HistoricalWeapons u don’t know much about blowguns. Watch a documentary of how tribes hunt with them using poison.
@@pyramid_scheme_termination3655 he runs a archery channel not blowgun channel
@@pyramid_scheme_termination3655 I don’t know much about blowguns, would be interested to read more
My Father was in Vietnam during the war. He brought back a quiver of crossbows arrows. Had this still decades later. The crossbow had been stolen in shipping. He told me that you could buy these in Vietnam as souvenirs. And they had a cottage industrie makeing these to sell to the servicemen. Most were just something cheap barely working proper.
Thanks Ian
Off topic but did the indigenous Americans use crossbows prior to the arrival of Columbus? Love the vid btw.
Nah
inuit did use crossbows in 20th century. I dunno if they did pre-colombus.
Did Vikings bring it to Greenland?
@@legntt3488 Vikings did use crossbows but the probability they brought it to Greenland is very very rare
Cree did use
Cool ,thanks for sharing.
The Montagnards refer to the ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands (Central Highlands) of Vietnam. They are ethnic groups that speak mainly southern island languages, before 1975 and after 1975 many forces there organized separatist armed groups. before the French discovered them, they didn't have a state of their own. Their crossbows are similar to the crossbows of the ethnic minorities in the mountainous north of Vietnam, the arrows are similar, but the arrows of ethnic minorities such as the Muong in the mountains of northern Vietnam can be impregnated with tree sap as poison. . In Vietnamese history, the crossbow appeared with the first legend of Au Lac state (the second of state of Viet ethnic people ni 218 BC ) country fighting against the Qin army from China, it was very useful for ambushes.
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Is the audio ok? Echo too much?
I have one of those that my grandpa brought back from Vietnam
Oh nice how was it? also is the audio ok? Too much echo?
Actually depend on ethnic group , some fought for VietMinh and later current Vietnam state , while some fought for the south regime .
those tribes could have used their traditional weapons colonial era firearms and modern firearms all together during that war
Oh nice
what type of wood or bamboo was the body of the crossbow made of?
Where could I get a new string and bolts?
I thought as well that a big and strong trigger is needed to push 200 pounds out of a simple notch but I changed my mind after rubbing a bit of tallow-beeswax mix on the string. Now I don't consider a crossbow shootable until it's been lubricated.
I came across an old crossbow looks similar to that on. do you have an email?I want to know what I have on my hands
Thank you.
Does champa also used that crossbow?
Cool
Thanks a lot
Weren't Montagnards on the Americans' side? The French used a 'divide and conquer ' strategy with ethnic groups in Indochina. They gave Montagnards and other ethnic minorities preferential treatment to get their support. The Vietnamese communists resented them for this and thus were enemies. The US offered training and advisement to the Montagnards and Hmong in their fight against communist Vietnam.
such crossbows are used in northern vietnam not just exclusively by the montagnards.
@@HistoricalWeapons I was moreso commenting on the passing mention of Americans facing this weapon in the hands of Montagnards. It's entirely possible that they encountered the weapon but unless I got my history wrong the Montagnards wouldn't be the ones using it. Anyway I enjoyed the video.
@@greenmagic8ball198 thanks yes your comment make sense
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Is the audio ok? Echo too much?
@@HistoricalWeapons is fine, didn't bother me🤠👍🏿
@@elshebactm6769 omg u wrote words for the first time
@@HistoricalWeapons xd
The U.S. used as guides in the jungle and crossbows are quiet.
Yes
LenGth lenth 😩😑
Gotta follow laws
Wow
Nobody cares about crossbow history
I care 😌
@@fire_lord862 same. there are millions of people who care about firearm history, sword history, but a very small group that care about crossbow history
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