Crossbows

Claim 1

A CROSSBOW COMPRISING A BARREL PORTION FORMING THE ARROW GROOVE AND HAVING OPPOSED BOW LIMBS SECURED TRANSVERSELY TO ITS FORWARD END, A BOW STRING SECURED TO THE ENDS OF THE SAID BOW LIMBS AND EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE SAID ARROW GROOVE, A LOCK CASE CONTAINING A VERTICALLY PROJECTING PIVOTED STRING DETENT MEMBER WHICH IS SECURED TO THE SAID LOCK CASE MEMBER ON A BEARING FORMING A PIVOT AND A DEPENDING TRIGGER AND SECURED TO A SHOULDER STOCK MEMBER, THE SAID LOCK CASE AND SHOULDER STOCK SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON THE SAID BARREL PORTION, THE SAID PIVOTED STRING DETENT EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH THE SAID ARROW GROOVE AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SAID BOW STRING TO DRAW THE SAID BOW LIMBS TO A COCKED POSITION, A CATCH MEMBER PIVOTABLY SECURED AT THE REAR OF THE SAID BARREL PORTION AND RELEASABLY ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SAID LOCK CASE TO RETAIN SAME IN THE COCKED POSITION, A FOREARM GRIP ATTACHED TO THE SAID BARREL PORTION AND A DEPENDING PISTOL GRIP ATTACHED TO THE SHOULDER STOCK MEMBER FOR PROPER HOLDING MEMBERS SECURED TO THE SIDES OF THE BARREL PORTION TO RETAIN AUXILIARY ARROWS, AND A RECESS IN THE SAID FOREARM GRIP MEMBER CONTAINING A SERVICE TOOL WHEREBY A COMPLETE WEAPON IS ACHIEVED SUITABLE FOR ISOLATED USE, SUBSTANTIALLY AS SPECIFIED.