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Offline 65x55 swedis

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elb?
« on: January 23, 2011, 04:44:19 pm »
ok i am still really new to this but what is a elb? i see it pop up all over?

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Re: elb?
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2011, 04:47:28 pm »
english longbow

Offline medicinewheel

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Re: elb?
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2011, 04:48:11 pm »
It's short for English LongBow.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: elb?
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2011, 05:01:46 pm »
An ELB is an English Long Bow.  These are long(man size),relatively narrow bows with deep, rounded bellies. I guess a true ELB would have a stiff handle but the old war bows bent from tip to tip is the arch of a circle.
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Offline 65x55 swedis

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Re: elb?
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2011, 05:04:54 pm »
thanks everyone  ;D