[Archers] San Marino Crossbow Corps

[Garth G. Groff]

Noble friends of the bow,

Here's an interesting tidbit from the Wikipedia article on San Marina, 
an independent micro-nation entirely surrounded by Italy:

Crossbow Corps

Although once at the heart of San Marino's army, the Crossbow Corps is 
now a ceremonial force of approximately eighty volunteers. Since 1295, 
the Crossbow Corps has provided demonstrations of crossbow shooting at 
festivals. Its uniform is medieval in design, and although a statutory 
military unit, it has no military function today.

The Crossbow Corps has a page on the official San Marino web site: 
http://www.sanmarinosite.com/eng/balestrieri.html , and its own web site 
at 
http://www.federazionebalestrieri.sm/home.aspx?x=rl3eaT72GnV%2bEO12jRFbgw%3d%3d 
.

Is this really cool, or what?

Kind regards,


Lord Mungo Napier, Who Wishes He Could Visit San Marino