Similar in most respects to the larger crossbow, though instead of possessing a heavy metal bow, it has a much lighter bow of layered wood and horn. It is slightly smaller in overall size than its heavy cousin, and is equipped with a metal stirrup at the firing end, enabling it to be more quickly restrung and drawn from kaiila or tarnback. Though it is originally mentioned quite early in the series as a "light crossbow" or "sporting crossbow," it is finally described (somewhat) in book #17, Savages of Gor.