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title: Warring States Crossbow Trigger
author: Gary Lee Todd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6882/warring-states-crossbow-trigger/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Warring States Crossbow Trigger
_Authored by Gary Lee Todd_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6882.jpg)
## Image Caption
The trigger and firing mechanism of a crossbow from the Chinese [Warring States Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Warring_States_Period/), 3rd century BCE (possible a century later during the [Han Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Han_Dynasty/)). [Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) inlaid with [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Todd, G. L. (2017, July 10). Warring States Crossbow Trigger. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Todd, Gary Lee. "Warring States Crossbow Trigger." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2017. .
### MLA
Todd, Gary Lee. "Warring States Crossbow Trigger." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2017, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Warring_States_or_Western_Han_crossbow.jpg) by [**Gary Lee Todd**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Warring_States_or_Western_Han_crossbow.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 July 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.