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data on the Mary Rose bows/arrows
bow-toxo:
It is a shame that after so many years there is so little data available and so little co-operation from the Mary Rose Trust in answering even what I would consider easy questions. Many years ago when yew was plentiful, I made up a yew longbow to the measurements of one brought up by divers before the Mary Rose was raised. with the lengths of bow and arrows to my size as in the Roi Modus instructions. It worked fine. The measurements were given in the Badminton book on archery.
alanesq:
I have been told on good authority that
"an extremely detailed explanations about arrows have been in the public domain at least since 1992 (my copy of R Hardy, Longbow, appendix 'some technical considerations'.) Within the volume (1992, pg 212)"
I just bought a copy of Longbow but no info in mine, so maybe it has to be a specific year ?
I have been trying to find out detailed info on the arrow lengths for some time, but so far no luck :-(
SimonUK:
I've had the same problem. I even sent the Mary Rose museum an email which was totally ignored.
backgardenbowyer:
Well there you are, it seems no one wants to tell us anything. There is the added complication that a curator or archaeologist would measure an arrow or even a bow differently to an archer. Such arrow lenghts as I've seen published are probably the overal lenght of the artifact rather than the length from the inside of the nock to the socket of the head. I've seen figures of 31.5" as a typical arrow length. Given the long cone on these shafts for the large warheads I think that equates to a drawable lenght of an absolute maximum of 30" probably not much more than 29". I have a suspicion that draw lengths were not as long as some people have suggested.
Stan
Cromm:
Hi,
I know from a guy who is friends with some of the Mary Rose curator's, that the head lady of the place is so scared that someone else will put in print info on the bows and arrows before they do that she has everything under lock and key...........But that's just what he said.......So make up your own minds on it.....
Thanks for your time..
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