[Archers] REALLY BIG X-bow Bolt

[Siegfried]

Not only that cog, but a 3/4" thick (or 1" thick crossbow bolt, as I
have seen).  Made of Ash or similar heavy wood, versus our modern 5/16"
birch or cedar ...

Means that you have a LOT more mass behind that projectile.  A lot more
stopping power.

It's shooting a 45 magnum versus a .22

Siegfried


On 4/1/13 3:15 PM, John Atkins wrote:
> 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
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
>     [mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] *On Behalf Of
>     *Groff, Garth (ggg9y)
>     *Sent:* Monday, April 01, 2013 2:13 PM
>     *To:* archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
>     *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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> 
>      
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