Editing Repeating crossbow (section)

{{Short description|Type of weapon invented in China}}
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| pic    = Zhugenu-springautumn.jpg
| piccap = The earliest extant repeating crossbow, a double-shot repeating crossbow excavated from a tomb of the [[Chu (state)|State of Chu]], 4th century BC
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| s      = 诸葛弩
| l      = "[[Zhuge Liang|Zhuge [Liang]]] crossbow"
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| j      = Zyu<sup>1</sup>-got<sup>3</sup> nou<sup>5</sup>
| y      = Jyū-got nóuh
| poj    = Chu-kat ló͘
| tl     = Tsu-kat lóo
}}

The '''repeating crossbow''' ({{zh|t=連弩|p=Lián Nǔ}}), also known as the '''repeater crossbow''', and the '''Zhuge crossbow''' ({{zh|t=諸葛弩|p=Zhūgě nǔ}}, also romanized '''Chu-ko-nu''') due to its association with the [[Three Kingdoms]]-era strategist [[Zhuge Liang]] (181–234&nbsp;AD), is a [[crossbow]] invented during the [[Warring States period]] in [[China]] that combined the bow spanning, bolt placing, and shooting actions into one motion.

The earliest archaeological evidence of the repeating crossbow is found in the state of [[Chu (state)|Chu]], but it uses a pistol grip that is different from the later and more commonly known [[Ming dynasty]] design.

Although the repeating crossbow was in use throughout most of Chinese history until the late [[Qing dynasty]], it was generally regarded as a non-military weapon suited for women, defending households against robbers.