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what lbs makes it a warbow insted of a longbow
Pat B:
That's understandable!
stevesjem:
As far as I know there is only one bow which has had new nocks fitted, I will check the MR number, any bow that was shot would have had to have had nocks fitted, yet again I do not know of a bow that was shot even in a basement of a house in Oxfordshire.LOL but I could be mistaken
Steve
nickf:
steve, I ment the handle wasn't narrowed. 80#+ might sound light, but they didn't really need more in the 'young' medievals. I think the drawweight increased by time, just as the armor got better. But I guess in the 1500's bow's over 160# weren't incommon.
triton, I found 100# isn't that hard with a right technique, even at age of 15. I can say it ;) I just got 16 and draw 110# (yap, I know it's dumb :p). But didn't fight against an invasion, tho...
Nick
Len:
I'm not so sure about the argument that bows got heavier as armour improved, maybe a little but not a difference of say 80lb jumping up to 140lb. I think a 80lb bow would be pretty useless against well made padded armour or maille over/under padding and don't forget plate was getting pretty wide spread by 1340's. For a bow to have been effective at Crecy it would have to drive an arrow through light plate, maille and then light padding, no mean feat.
nickf:
len, in the 1000's even maille wasn't usual. Any needlebodkin would penetrate deep, being shot from a 80 or 160pounder.
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