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The arbalest (also arblast) was a late variation of the medieval European crossbow coming into use during the 12th century. A large weapon the arbalest had a steel prod (bow). Since an arbalest was much larger than earlier crossbows and because of the greater tensile strength of steel it had a greater force. The strongest windlass-pulled arbalests could have up to 22 kN (5000 lbf) of force and be accurate up to 300 m.
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