Yeah, sitting or standing, not a method I’d want to use. I had a crossbow (modern style) I used to shoot, and I spanned it using a cocking rope. For a lark, I spanned it by hand once - it’s miserable stuff. I can’t imagine doing it without a stirrup too.
You know, pictures like this really make the case for stirrups on crossbows
Yeah, sitting or standing, not a method I’d want to use. I had a crossbow (modern style) I used to shoot, and I spanned it using a cocking rope. For a lark, I spanned it by hand once - it’s miserable stuff. I can’t imagine doing it without a stirrup too.