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| | CHU-KO-NU - THE MANCHURIAN REPEATING CROSSBOW |
 | | It was conceived, reportedly, by a certain Chu Ko Liang during the later Han period (c.23-220 A.D.) and was based on an earlier design, known as the lien nu or ts'an lien, which had a capacity of four bolts (1). |
 | | Magazine (the slide): Surprisingly, the upper part of the magazine, which holds the bolts, is made of a single piece of wood, its grain running in a fore-and-aft direction. |
 | | Magazine base plate and release pin: The magazine base plate is of rectangular cross section except in the forward part of its bottom surface which is a semi-cylinder, shaped to fit closely into a similarly shaped depression in the top of the forward end of the stock, upon which it rests. |
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