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what lbs makes it a warbow insted of a longbow
nickf:
yeah, I'd assume weights over 150# weren't all that incommon in the medievals...
for the late english warbow, ofcourse.
Nick
ryanfromcanada:
could a war bow not be a a crossbow. i know not in the sense that you guys mean but hey its a stick with a string that was pointed at people to make them dead so dosn't that constitute as a warbow
triton:
--- Quote from: ryanfromcanada on March 14, 2009, 01:41:27 am ---could a war bow not be a a crossbow. i know not in the sense that you guys mean but hey its a stick with a string that was pointed at people to make them dead so dosn't that constitute as a warbow
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>:D :'( :-* :-\ :-* NO :-\ :-*
AD:
I thought one limiting factor to manufacturing bows of heavy draw weight was the strength of the hemp or linen used to make bowstrings?
Given the high probability of standardisation of hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment - any archer would have to use any bow be it 'white' or 'painted', and any bow would have to be pretty much compatible with the huge stock of arrows and bowstrings...there was likely a 'standard' bow weight, which probably increased as armour thickness increased.
However we know that the arrow nocks were 1/8th inch and could therefore only take a bowstring of maximum diameter 1/8 inch.
Archers used their bows for practice and then battle.
The capability and longevity of the hemp/linen bowstring would have been an important factor, and defined a practical maximum limit to bow draw weight.
Any research been done on this?
ryanfromcanada:
--- Quote from: triton on March 14, 2009, 05:31:05 am ---
--- Quote from: ryanfromcanada on March 14, 2009, 01:41:27 am ---could a war bow not be a a crossbow. i know not in the sense that you guys mean but hey its a stick with a string that was pointed at people to make them dead so dosn't that constitute as a warbow
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>:D :'( :-* :-\ :-* NO :-\ :-*
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>:D >:D >:D hahaha i meant it a little tounge in check .
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