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WillS:
I think there's a huge amount of varying opinions on what can be classed as a warbow.  Considering that the only ones really found and studied were on the Mary Rose (and nobody is really even sure if they were finished or not) its hard to say.

Personally (and this is purely just an opinion) I wouldn't consider anything under 80lbs to be a warbow, just a heavy longbow.  Even 80lbs is right on the bottom of the scale, really.  That's for a full 32" draw also.  There's a guy at the club i shoot with who uses an 80#@29" that he built and he considers that a target bow.  Its not designed like a Mary Rose bow, with the quickly tapering tips and more rectangular cross section.  I think to be considered a true warbow quite a few different requirements have to be met.

Ian.:

--- Quote from: WillS on March 24, 2013, 08:11:48 pm ---  Considering that the only ones really found and studied were on the Mary Rose (and nobody is really even sure if they were finished or not) its hard to say.


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Where on earth did you hear that?

WillS:
Few different sources, actually.  Half of them are listed as "incomplete" in the Mary Rose Trust databases.  I wasn't there when it sank, so I don't know.  All I know is what people write and think.  I've handled them and I can't even say.  It's all conjecture.

Ian.:
It beggars belief

BillBow:
I am quite happy with my 'Mary Rose' "look alike" Warbow, I do know that it is a low powered version and may not be allowed in some circles. BUT I had to be realistic I will NEVER be able to draw 100# at 32". I love the shape of the Full Compass bow plus the rounder section, and I find pleasure in standing facing a hillock (covered in molehills) 200 yards away and just trying to get in amongst those molehills.
I think it ridiculous to think an army would ship "incomplete" Warbows (I understand someone thinks they were to have their tips steam bent into  recurves), but it only takes one *Expert* to suggest this for it to be accepted as possible.

But if those bows WERE unfinished MAYBE they would be tillererd and trimmed down to a weight of 75# so that someone of my build and age could have a go at the enemy. In which case my Bow could still be classed as a 'Completed' WARBOW.

BillBow.

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