Bows

The Metropolit an Museum of Art's collection of fourteen thousand pieces, unrivaled in quality, depth, and diversity, encompasse s objects from around the globe and across more than two millennia. Crossbows occupy a singular place in the history of weapons and their technology : they remained in use for more than two thousand years, and, until eclipsed by firepower, reigned as one of the dominant weapons throughout the world. Indeed, changes originally designed to increase the propulsive power of the simple bow evolved into the mechanisms that would define the operation of firearms.

Medieval longbows and crossbows, as well as arrows and their constructi on.

Discusses 14th & 15th century archery, and includes articles on warbows, arrows, arrow bags, braces, strings, and shooting gloves, as well as an annotated list of archers' reference sources.

Crossbows require a fair bit of maintenance and tweaking to ensure that they can be shot accurately and safely. Also, crossbows can be very finicky about their ammunition. This article discusses the various parts of a crossbow, possible malfunctions, how to fix them, and tips for finding the correct ammunition.

A database of drawings and graphics of mechanical devices from Renaissance and late medieval sources.

Dedicated to the English longbowman, the English warbow, and the English longbow.

An ongoing site with articles and links on archery as it applies to the Middle Ages and the SCA.

Bows and arrows; javelins; slings; and other thrown items.

Making archery bows. Medieval bows.

Information on archaeological finds relating to 10th century Hungarian bows, and hypothetical reconstructions of the bows.

Includes suggestion s for use and constructi on of shooting gloves; bracers; bowstrings ; bows; arrows; quivers, bow-bags, and arrow-bags .