A crossbow is a device which fires out ranged bolts or quarrels. The concept is loosely based on that of a bow and arrow, although a crossbow is mounted on a smaller, hand-held frame similar to the stock of a gun. Crossbows have many uses; they can be used as offensive weapons, in shooting sports, in fishing, or with rope connected to the bolts to assist in mountaineering pursuits.
History[]
Three million years into the future, the boys from the Dwarf met their counterparts from an alternate dimension (including a version of Kristine Kochanski who had survived the radiation leak aboard Red Dwarf) through a Dimensional Tear.
After swapping supplies, a Kinitawowi battle cruiser attacked the linkway through hyperspace, causing it be severed and Kochanski to fall into non-space. Dave Lister was able to use a mountaineering crossbow with rope tied to the bolt - part of the supplies given to them by Kochanski's crew - to save Kochanski (Kryten had kept the crossbow in case Lister ran into his former wife again). Unfortunately, the crossbow bolt pierced Kochanski's leg, causing her to call Lister on his communicator to swear at him.
Kochanski, now stuck with the Dwarfers, recovered from her ordeal aboard Starbug. ("Ouroboros", Series VII)
Trivia[]
- Lister holding the crossbow is featured on the Series VII DVD cover.
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External Links[]
- Crossbow article on Wikipedia