Joffrey's crossbow

"It's a new design. Much easier to load; there's no crank."

- Joffrey Baratheon to Margaery Tyrell

The Lannister crossbow is a specialized crossbow that requires little effort to reload. It is currently owned by Bronn. It was commissioned by Joffrey Baratheon.

Season 3
Before leaving on a hunting trip, Joffrey summons Margaery to his chambers. As she enters, he is holding his new crossbow. He asks if she likes it, and boasts that it is one of the finest weapons in Westeros. She asks to be shown how it works, and he explains that it is reloaded with a lever, much easier than a regular crossbow. After loading, he shoots a bolt through the eyes of a wall-mounted boar's head, displaying that he has some skill with it. He then lets her hold the crossbow, and she manipulates him by humoring his sadistic tastes.

Season 4
After escaping from prison, Tyrion steals the crossbow from the Tower of the Hand. He finds his father Tywin in a privy, and kills him with two cross-bolts.

Season 8
Qyburn gives the crossbow to Bronn to poetically assassinate Tyrion and Jaime, with the promise of lordship over Riverrun.

Bronn finds Tyrion and Jaime in the winter town, intending to kill them with the crossbow. He fires a warning shot at Jaime when he tries to call his bluff. However, when Tyrion promises Bronn Highgarden, which is much more valuable than Riverrun, he lets them live and leaves.