Best Unique Gift for the Person that "Has Everything" - You build it. You shoot it. The 6 - shot Chukonu repeating mini crossbow, a miniature replica based on the ancient crossbow.

If you have a crossbow enthusiat, an Age of Empires II strategist, DIY model builder, cubical warrior - this is the perfect gift.

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A brief history of the microcrossbow's inspiration

The earliest repeating crossbows (found in Tomb 47 of Qinjiazui, Hubei province) were dated to the 4th century BC. A popular unofficial name for Hubei is Chu (Chinese: 楚; pinyin: Chǔ), after the powerful state of Chu that existed here during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Zhuge Liang improved the design of the repeating crossbow, and made a version which shot two to three bolts at once and was used in massed formations, and for this reason, it was named after  him (Chinese strategist Zhuge Liang (226-481 A.D.) of the Three Kingdoms period)

The repeating crossbow saw its last serious action in the China-Japan war of 1894-1895, where photographs show repeating crossbows as common weapons among Manchurian troops.

The use of the bow and arrow for hunting and for war dates back to the Paleolithic period in Africa, Asia, and Europe. It was widely used in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, the Americas, and Europe until the introduction of gunpowder. However, over two thousand years ago in China, the crossbow was invented as an innovation to the basic bow and arrow that extended the use of mechanical hand weapons throughout the world.
Arrowheads were first made of burnt wood, then stone or bone, and then metals. Various woods and bones were used for the bow itself. However, it was not a powerful weapon until the invention of the compound, or composite, bow around 1500 B.C. on the steppes of Central Asia. A composite bow is made of various materials (wood, horn, sinew) glued together so as to increase their natural strength and elasticity. Bows and arrows were among the dominant weapons used by Assyrian chariots, Parthian cavalry, Mongol horsemen, and English longbowmen.
In Europe, crossbow-type artillery pieces were known to the ancient Greeks and were used in 397 BC at Syracuse. Carthagenians in the second century BCE used a hand held crossbow called the scorpion, as it is told (Derry and Williams: A Short History of Technology) that 2,000 of these weapons were handed over to the Romans after the fall of Carthage. Later with the decline of Rome, the crossbow fell into disuse and reappeared again in Europe in the tenth century.
In China, the crossbow revolutionized warfare. A crossbow is a bow set horizontally on a stock. It fires arrows or bolts propelled by the mechanical energy of a taut bowstring. It could be more powerful than the ordinary bow and could fire multiple arrows, darts, or stones. Some designs were slower to fire than the longbow while others were small and useful for close combat.
Chinese literary records (Zhao Ye: The Romance of Wu and Yue) place the invention of the crossbow in China during the Warring States period in the kingdom of Chu about 500 BCE. Many contemporary writers, for example Yang Hong and Zhu Fenghan contend the that the often cited inventor, Ch’in, improved upon a trigger mechanism, and that the crossbow may have existed from the seventh century BCE or even much earlier. Some archeological evidence indicates support the time of development of the crossbow in China to the eneolithic/chalcolithic period around 2000 BCE. 

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Here are some links where you buy get them:

https://microcrossbows.com/

https://apobiy.com/product/chu-ko-nu

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1097085104/1x-chu-ko-nu-handmade-micro-repeating

Machined in the USA, and assembled by you – the repeating crossbow is engineered with one thing in mind… FUN!

Each Chinese Repeating Crossbow, or “Chu-ko-nu” comes with written instructions, as well as a special link that teaches you how to do the assembly watching OTS (over the shoulder) videos of the co-creators Jerry and Chris.

Each Chu-ko-nu comes packed in it’s own bag, and ready to assemble. From the time you open the bag, assemble the pieces, and allow the glue to dry (we recommend at least 45 minutes) you are ready for action in about an hour.

Because of great suggestions from our lawyers, we did not ship any projectiles. You can see in the video that we created our own out of cut toothpicks – which will shoot across the room. Any unsuspecting styrofoam cup will “ka-thunk” with each hit – and as long as you follow our advice of aiming the device away from you, or anyone else, we’ll both do just fine.

Each crossbow is created with over 26 precision cuts. All designed by our master craftsman, Chris.

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