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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: basil_brush on September 23, 2007, 01:37:23 pm

Title: Pebble bows
Post by: basil_brush on September 23, 2007, 01:37:23 pm

I read this page at: http://www.atarn.org/letters/ltr_oct00.htm

Anyone know anything about these pebble launching bows? How would you hold it and fire it without smashing your bow hand to pieces? I'm very curious about this, never thought of using a bow to fire anything other than arrows. I guess it's just an unusual catapult really.

Title: Re: Pebble bows
Post by: Loki on September 23, 2007, 01:55:06 pm

Here's a medieval one with a hole in the handle for the stone to pass through! i envisage plenty of bruised knuckles  ;D.
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5552/stonebowul7.th.jpg) (http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stonebowul7.jpg)

Title: Re: Pebble bows
Post by: medicinewheel on September 23, 2007, 02:43:25 pm

wouldn't dare shoot one of these...

Title: Re: Pebble bows
Post by: DanaM on September 23, 2007, 02:47:52 pm

There is an article in PA magazine don't remember what issue, maybe vol 9???

Title: Re: Pebble bows
Post by: jcougar on September 24, 2007, 01:14:07 pm

Seems like there are a few pics of these on the AMNH website.