about us

We have been fascinated by the technical aspects of weaponry for a long time. Of course we have seen many interesting arms of all kinds, but we have always been particularly attracted to the unique mechanical system of crossbows.

After having spent a lot of time admiring the craftsmanship of other crossbow manufacturers, we started to feel like building our own crossbow.

The vision for the TWINBOW® did not arise following the traditional ways of crossbow making but from the challenge of seeking and exploring new possibilities.

First we determined that the well-known decisive factors of a good crossbow could not be changed. The following three factors remain of prime importance for any good crossbow:

1. power stroke
2. draw weight
3. energy transfer to the arrow

At the same time we could not ignore the fact that one of the biggest disadvantages of both medieval and modern crossbows is the rather awkward cocking mechanism.

We decided to design a cocking system which would allow all individuals, regardless of their physical abilities, to cock a crossbow within seconds. We further established that we would try to enhance safety and eliminate recoil as well as noise.

Our goal was to make crossbows easier to handle and therefore more accessible to all interested people.

It took our company, SWISS CROSSBOW MAKERS, over four years of intensive research, continuous development and countless prototypes to realize our daring concept.

At the ATA SHOW 2004 in Indianapolis we were able to introduce the revolutionary TWINBOW® to the archery industry.

The responses have been enthusiastic and it has been claimed that the TWINBOW® is one of the most innovative products ever introduced to the crossbow market.

We can safely say that we have succeeded in creating an outstanding crossbow with the following main features:

	Unique and fully integrated cocking system which can be cocked within 3 seconds. During the cocking process the string is automatically centred allowing an extremely precise and quiet arrow release without any recoil.
	The very high power development of the compact four-limb unit is achieved by the superbly balanced interaction of the two twin-limb systems. The average arrow speed is 300 FpS.
	Free shaft choice from size 22xx up to size 25xx.
	New safety standards due to integrated cocking mechanism and ergonomic design.
	Modular assembly consisting of three easily detachable units.

In order to make the TWINBOW® available to every interested crossbow user we now have created TWINBOW 2® which features almost all the outstanding technical innovations of his predecessor but with the added attraction of a more affordable price.

One of the most striking characteristics of the TWINBOW 2® is an average arrow speed of 370 FpS. TWINBOW 2® will be available by autumn 2004.

Last but not least we would like to thank the crossbow community for your support and acceptance of our new technology.

Sincerely

SWISS CROSSBOW MAKERS
P.O. Box 72
4803 Vordemwald / Switzerland

E-Mail:
info at swisscrossbow dot ch