07-28-2005, 10:24 AM
Jason Hoffman\\n[quote]The types of bows and arrows i used were a 140 lb longbow and a modern hunting arrow (65 grams) with a steel trilobate head (tradename Bodkin), drawing the bow proved so hard that i ended up sitting on the ground holding the bow with my feet and drawing the string with both hands the linen stopped this easily from about 4 meters (16 feet). I then used a modern compound 60 lbs bow with the same arrow and a modern razor blade hunting head, 24 layers was no match for this and the arrow punched straight through. Interestingly though we doubled the linen over and 48 layers stopped this arrow from the same distance as mentioned above.
I like your style!
. Would you be willing to carry out similar experiments at the Ancient Greek Festival in London, next Summer?
I like your style!
. Would you be willing to carry out similar experiments at the Ancient Greek Festival in London, next Summer?
