It's more of an onager really: it's a torsion engine, whereas the trebuchet you'd think of is a gravity (counterweight) engine.
> It would be cool to see his design built in period materials.
"Period material" would be limited to sinew and / or hair, wood, and relatively small pieces of metal (mostly fasteners).
> It is commonly depicted as a catapult with a bowl, bucket, or sling at the end of its throwing arm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager_(weapon)
It's more of an onager really: it's a torsion engine, whereas the trebuchet you'd think of is a gravity (counterweight) engine.
> It would be cool to see his design built in period materials.
"Period material" would be limited to sinew and / or hair, wood, and relatively small pieces of metal (mostly fasteners).