Model of a Ballista, Working model of a slingshot. The body is a framework with two cheeks, on which a fender with fender is mounted. The spoon hangs loose between its two strands of rope with its lower end. In the lowered position, the spoon is secured with a pawl, and the rope can then be tensioned by turning it around by means of. a hand spoke with a gear with ratchet against the cheeks, when the spoon is released, it swings upwards and is stopped by the fender in the vertical position., anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), 1798, wood (plant material), iron (metal), leather, rope, h 49 cm × w

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
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