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Re: Median metal bows?

#55508 02/06/2002 3:24 PM

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Dear Max: I don't think the Medes had technology to make spring steel, which I think was first made rather late in European history. Medieval crossbows were make of spring steel. Here's a revolting tale of the death of kings:

two english kings Rufus and Richard killed by bolts Edmund II (ironside) killed by springbow in privy - "entered
his fundament and pierced his lung"

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. Max Quordlepleen 02/06/2002 8:29 AM

Re: Median metal bows? maverick 02/06/2002 10:10 AM

Re: Median metal bows? Capital Kiwi 02/06/2002 12:27 PM

Re: Median metal bows? wwh 02/06/2002 3:24 PM

Re: Median metal bows? Keiva 02/06/2002 6:03 PM

Re: Median metal bows? wwh 02/06/2002 6:16 PM

Re: Longbows Keiva 02/06/2002 6:22 PM

Re: Longbows wwh 02/06/2002 6:52 PM

The English finger methodology TEd Remington 02/07/2002 6:10 PM

Re: The English finger methodology Capital Kiwi 02/07/2002 9:44 PM

yew bow and arrows TEd Remington 02/08/2002 6:15 PM

Re: yew bow and arrows wwh 02/08/2002 6:53 PM

Re: yew bow and arrows Keiva 02/08/2002 8:06 PM

falling from the Tower of Pisa wofahulicodoc 02/08/2002 8:09 PM

Re: falling from the Tower of Pisa Keiva 02/08/2002 8:20 PM

Re: falling from the Tower of Pisa Faldage 02/08/2002 8:23 PM

Re: falling from the Tower of Pisa of troy 02/08/2002 8:36 PM

Golden feathers wofahulicodoc 02/08/2002 8:39 PM

Re: The English finger methodology wwh 02/07/2002 10:02 PM

Re: medizing WhitmanO'Neill 02/08/2002 3:33 AM

Re: medizing Bingley 02/08/2002 5:31 AM

Re: Median metal bows? Bobyoungbalt 02/07/2002 3:39 AM

Re: Median metal bows? WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 3:51 AM

Re: Median metal bows? Keiva 02/07/2002 3:57 AM

Re: Median metal bows? WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 4:16 AM

Re: History of the Longbow WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 4:50 AM

Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 4:58 AM

. Max Quordlepleen 02/07/2002 9:25 AM

Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow WhitmanO'Neill 02/07/2002 3:15 PM

Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow wwh 02/07/2002 4:19 PM

Re: Eureka!--The First Steel Bow maverick 02/07/2002 4:47 PM

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