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Old 1st October 2017, 11:51 AM   #8
Johan van Zyl
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Location: I live in Gordon's Bay, a village in the Western Cape Province in South Africa.
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I definitely second what you say, Victrix! Thank you to Kronckew for this extra information.

When I first read of the spectacular finds on the Mary Rose wreck, I found myself more interested in the old longbows than in new-fangled bows with wheels & ratchets & levers! Just think how strong those old bowmen must have been to pull 80-100lbs.

I wonder how the bows of the Romans/Greeks compare to the Mary Rose longbows...

Johan
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