[Archers] First bow

[Garth Groff]

M'Lord Grimm and Friends,

Thanks for this very interesting story. The size of the bow is curious. 
108 cm is approximately 42 inches. That's about the size of a 9 lb. Bear 
First Shot.  I'm sure this yew example had a higher draw weight than the 
little Bear, but it isn't likely to have been very high. One wonders 
about the effectiveness of such a weapon for hunting or warfare. It 
still could be lethal, but would only be useful at very close range.

Yours aye,


Mungo

On 7/1/2012 11:01 PM, Grimm wrote:
> For any of you archeology nerds out there:
> http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/article00433.html
> Cool!
> Grimm
>
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