A Siege Crossbow is designed to be used from atop a fortification!!! If they did manage it back then I would expect some villein to drop a sizable rock on the stunned knight... He also spoke about how hard it was to get a sudden shot off, I guess he confused medieval sieges with...
Tettoni of Brescia for the Italians, and chambered for the 10.4mm Ordinanza Italiana ( the same round used in the Bodeo revolver). The need for weaponry was high during WW1, especially for handguns. Several Spanish manufacturers filled this need for countries such as France and Italy. ...