[Archers] REALLY BIG X-bow Bolt

[Janyn Fletcher]

That seems consistent with what I have read as well. Also there were
actually a few movies that got it correct as well. Robin Hood I seem to
remember was one, the bolt that Killed the king was of that size in the
movie.

 

Janyn

 

 

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[mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of John Atkins
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 3:16 PM
To: 'Groff, Garth (ggg9y)'; archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [Archers] REALLY BIG X-bow Bolt

 

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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Subject: [Archers] REALLY BIG X-bow Bolt

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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