[Archers] REALLY BIG X-bow Bolt

[John Atkins]

Having recently finished With A bended Bow: Archery in Medieval and
Renaissance Europe it mentions here that shafts of longbow archers were
1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter.  The book reasons that the reason for the
thickness was in part due to the nature of the wood the shafts were made
out of and in part due to the draw weight of the bow and part due to the
weight of the point on the shaft.  Thus, considering crossbows were of
signicantly higher draw weights it is not surprising that the bolt
diameter would be 3/4 inch or larger.
 
Just my readings....................
 
cog

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Noble friends of the Bow,

 

While rambling through the web site of the Federazione Balestrieri
Sammarinesi, I came upon this photo and was amazed at the size of the
bolt: http://www.federazionebalestrieri.sm/photo/today . That monster
must be at least ¾”, maybe even a full inch. Very wicked!

 

Yours Aye,

 

Lord Mungo Napier, The Archer of Mallard Lodge

Read “The Tale of Mungo Napier”: 

http://people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/napier1.html

 

 

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