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Projectile weapons are weapons that are commonly hurled, shot, or otherwise propelled away from oneself toward one's foe for the purpose of damaging said foe.
Projectile weapons are weapons that are commonly hurled, shot, or otherwise propelled away from oneself toward one's foe for the purpose of damaging said foe.


Common examples are [[knife|knives]], [[francisca|hand axes]], and [[javelin]]s, which are thrown at a foe; and [[arrow]]s and [[bolt]]s, which are shot from [[bow]]s and [[crossbow]]s, respectively.
Common examples are [[knife|knives]], [[francisca]]e, [[spear]]s and [[javelin]]s, which are thrown at a foe; and [[arrow]]s and [[bolt]]s, which are shot from [[bow]]s and [[crossbow]]s, respectively.


==Thrown Weapons in the SCA==
Some [[SCA]] kingdoms have rules about [[combat archery]] and [[thrown weapon]]s in [[heavy]] combat, others do not.
Some [[SCA]] kingdoms have rules about [[combat archery]] and [[thrown weapon]]s in [[heavy]] combat, others do not.
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Revision as of 23:21, 22 May 2006

Projectile weapons are weapons that are commonly hurled, shot, or otherwise propelled away from oneself toward one's foe for the purpose of damaging said foe.

Common examples are knives, franciscae, spears and javelins, which are thrown at a foe; and arrows and bolts, which are shot from bows and crossbows, respectively.

Thrown Weapons in the SCA

Some SCA kingdoms have rules about combat archery and thrown weapons in heavy combat, others do not.