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Title: Medieval Irish bow and crossbow drawings
Post by: stuckinthemud on January 30, 2026, 05:54:55 pm

These are the drawings of finds from Waterford in Ireland.  The archaeologist identified all of them as bow fragments but noted some quirks, like one had a completely straight edge.  I think some are now, but some are not, more likely being crossbows. Anyway , I hope you find them interesting and I'd love to hear your thoughts.


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Title: Re: Medieval Irish bow and crossbow drawings
Post by: jameswoodmot on January 31, 2026, 04:56:47 am

Thanks for posting that, got a link to the original paper?