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Offline Monk

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« on: May 01, 2003, 07:25:02 AM »
I'm looking to buy a quality Bow. I've been searching the Net, there is a crap load out there.

Does anybody have one, or any experience with one and could stear me in the right direction.
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Offline Toad

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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2003, 07:33:08 AM »
There's probably some English "reenactor" groups like we have for the Civil War. I bet if you can find a link to one of those you can get something close to the "real thing" if that's what you are looking for..

Has to be some Agincourt Reenactor club.....  ;)
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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2003, 07:43:52 AM »
How do you re-enact getting an arrow in the eye like Richard the Lionheart did at the Battle of Agincourt, a small hamlet on the outskirts of Sevastapol?  ;)
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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2003, 07:47:22 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2003, 07:49:50 AM »
Ah.. missed the "quality" part.

I'd take Toad's advice on that one.  Or try finding a British Archery club you could hound with questions.

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Offline Monk

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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2003, 07:49:53 AM »
Thanks Toad, ya I'm looking around for a 100% reblica Longbow.
Dam expensive.

You do Civil War stuff, my dad still does a little. He started with the Revolution War, and moved on to the Civil War. He does some crazy 16th Cen. stuff.

I almost joined a hardcore unit here in Germany, the 14th Brooklyn.  Problem though, Wife and $$.

Thanks Mini, ya I've been doing the Google thang.
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2003, 07:56:00 AM »
Rubber arrows?  ;)


C'mon Dowding.. help the guy out... knowing you Brits, you've got entire Longbow societies over there. Probably got a few thousand actual Agincourt bows stowed behind false walls in the Tower of London or something. Just in case.

Surely you can help Monk out?
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2003, 08:05:43 AM »
Those Longbows hidden in the Tower of London are all nickel and gold plated... ;)

I honestly have never seen or heard of a specifically English longbow club. Archery clubs definitely... and I have seen a guy on TV who used authentic Longbows. They did a study of his back muscles and bone structure while trying to work out what some corpse from the Middle Ages did for a living.

Anyways, maybe email the Royal Leeds Armoury. They do loads of re-enactments of every period - they must know someone in the business.

Leeds Royal Armories

Here's the English Longbow Society headed by an Earl, no less:

English Longbow Society
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2003, 08:13:02 AM »
There ya go.

Hands across the water and all that.

Well done!
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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2003, 09:21:57 AM »
Thanks Dowding, I'll try that.
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Jeez, now you got me interested!
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2003, 09:24:49 AM »
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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2003, 09:35:55 AM »
Are bows legal in England? :D
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« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2003, 09:56:22 AM »
probably just the long-bows.

  not the easily concielable hand-bows or the rapid fire 'assualt-bows' with thier obviouse military intent.

people don't kill people, bows kill people.:p
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Offline Monk

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« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2003, 09:57:37 AM »
Perfect, Thanks Toad.
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2003, 12:13:58 PM »
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How do you re-enact getting an arrow in the eye like Richard the Lionheart did at the Battle of Agincourt, a small hamlet on the outskirts of Sevastapol?


This bait I ain't taking.
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