Скачать или смотреть Re: Medieval Assist Challenge from Tod’s Workshop, medieval idea to Jörg’s “Instant Legolas”

Here my most simple design. Consists of a V Spring and 1 lever.
I thought about springs in locks, that where in use with levers, before coild springs where a thing.
If all is made from Steel it will be more compact, more robust than Tod his idea with a string.
The most power is needed in the beginning and gets significant lesser the further you push. In use the most benefit is on full draw of the bow. By using a partly (at the ends) split V spring the lever could be mounted in the middle of the spring’s arms close in line with the pushing energy.

It could be made with a tweak to hold the sled in front and with a little different in the drawn out position. Think about a toggle lock like in lever action rifles. - More simple, and probably lighter and much cheaper in medieval times, would be a flat self bow.