[MR] Combat Archery Question

[Siegfried]

I personally would discourage people from making these '2x4 + fiberglass
rod' style crossbows.

While technically legal in Atlantia (given that weapons are except from
appearance laws), they do not present the appearance of a 'medieval
crossbow' in any form, and stick out therefore on the battlefield as
'modern equipment'.

That's not to say that you can't manage to disguise them / construct
them in ways that create a more medieval appearance.  Just rarely this
is done, as that gets around the original goal of these crossbows, which
is to have a $20 quick weapon.

Not to mention the fact that these fiberglass rods are not designed for
the stress that is placed upon them when used as a crossbow prod.  And
thereby have a tendency to delaminate over time, and therefore require
semi-regular replacement.

In Service,
Siegfried

PS. Full Disclosure, I am a crossbow maker for those that don't know, as
well as sell prods for combat crossbows.  Feel free to take that into
account with my words.  But I do care deeply about the appearance of
Atlantia's Army, especially the Combat Archery Corps.


On 9/11/10 7:16 PM, scheppla at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> I don't know if this will help or not, but the guy who demonstrated the 2x4 crossbow at Pennsic this year was using fiberglass road marker rods. 
> 
> You can find the instructions to that crossbow here: 
> 
> http://www.soylent-green.com/SCA/crossbow-20.pdf 
> 
> 
> 
> Nicco of Sylvan Glen 

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