Osage orange wooden English longbow 50 lbs

199.0 € + VAT: 199.00€

D shape traditional English longbow, so called ELB. Wooden bow.

This longbow isn't straight as a longbow should be, so the price has been announced according this fault. The bowarms are naturally reflexed. 

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Quantity
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Description

The added Dacron string is a flemish string: the archer will make the bowyers knot by setting the brace height. For your request we'll make it for you and help you to learn the method by a short video. Fastflight fix string that doesn't stretch is also suitable for the bow.

Used wood:

Osage Orange:

it is native in North America and in the Carpathian Basin since the rule of Queen Mary Therese (18th century). In Europe this is the sole place to find this wood. Latin name: Maclura pomifera It is a middle high, deciduous, thorny tree. Its crop is similar to the orange, a wrinkled, yellowish green, hard, inedible ball. Osage orange is originated from North America.

Product Details

Flagella Dei
TELOO C SK

Data sheet

Draw weight (lbs)
50 lbs
Draw length
up to 30"
Bracing height
~7"
Total length
74"
Average weight
600 g
Good to know
The feature of the bow is its simplicity. It was the feared weapon of the archer infantrymen because of its range. Well-known from the Hundred Years War (1346. Battle of Crécy: 16,000 English won over 30,000 French) Traditional material of this bow is yew. Yew can be quite well replaced with osage orange that is easier to get supplied and cheaper.
Product status
In stock
Used materials
osage orange, horn nock, leather
Garancia
1 év
Kiszállítás
Gyors, 1-3 nap

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