Lath - Revision history

Cian at 03:37, 18 October 2006

2006-10-18T03:37:15Z

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	The '''lath''' is the "[[bow]]" of a [[crossbow]]. This is also termed ''bow'' or (in the [[US]]) ''prod''.		The '''lath''' is the "[[bow]]" of a [[crossbow]]. This is also termed ''bow'' or (in the [[US]]) ''prod''.

	Early laths were made of [[wood]] and progressed to composites of [[horn]] and [[wood]] which continued to be used for hunting for many centuries. Later [[medieval]] laths were made of [[steel]] and could have draw weights in many hundreds of pounds. Commercially available replicas can have weights of around 500lbs and estimates of some [[medieval]] versions are pitted at 1200lbs although this is much debated.		Early laths were made of [[wood]] and progressed to composites of [[horn]] and [[wood]] which continued to be used for [[hunting]] for many centuries. Later [[medieval]] laths were made of [[steel]] and could have draw weights in many hundreds of pounds. Commercially available replicas can have weights of around 500lbs and estimates of some [[medieval]] versions are pitted at 1200lbs although this is much debated.

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User 144: categorising

2006-05-31T07:22:17Z

categorising

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User 144 at 11:41, 27 March 2006

2006-03-27T11:41:47Z

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	The '''lath''' is the "[[bow]]" of a [[crossbow]]. This is also termed ''bow'' or (in the [[US]]) ''prod''.		The '''lath''' is the "[[bow]]" of a [[crossbow]]. This is also termed ''bow'' or (in the [[US]]) ''prod''.

	Early laths were made of wood, progressed to composites of [[horn]] and [[wood]] which continued to be used for hunting for many centuries. Later [[medieval]] laths were made of [[steel]] and could have draw ~~weight~~ in ~~the~~ many hundreds of pounds. Commercially available replicas can have weights of around 500lbs and estimates of some [[medieval]] versions are pitted at 1200lbs although this is much debated.		Early laths were made of [[wood]] and progressed to composites of [[horn]] and [[wood]] which continued to be used for hunting for many centuries. Later [[medieval]] laths were made of [[steel]] and could have draw weights in many hundreds of pounds. Commercially available replicas can have weights of around 500lbs and estimates of some [[medieval]] versions are pitted at 1200lbs although this is much debated.

	[[category:weapon parts]]		[[category:weapon parts]]

User 144 at 11:40, 27 March 2006

2006-03-27T11:40:52Z

New page

The '''lath''' is the "[[bow]]" of a [[crossbow]]. This is also termed ''bow'' or (in the [[US]]) ''prod''.

Early laths were made of wood, progressed to composites of [[horn]] and [[wood]] which continued to be used for hunting for many centuries. Later [[medieval]] laths were made of [[steel]] and could have draw weight in the many hundreds of pounds. Commercially available replicas can have weights of around 500lbs and estimates of some [[medieval]] versions are pitted at 1200lbs although this is much debated.

[[category:weapon parts]]