

Articles from the Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries



The Compound Bow

Twenty-five years after Allen's patent of December 1969. The history of the development of the well known bow and a little more.

Observations on the returning arrow

This works, Marcelo tried it himself!



Steel bows from India

High tech from a long time ago.

Archery and Mathematical Modelling

Enough to keep you busy for a while! Covers the modelling of recurve bows.



Oriental Hinged and Take-apart Bows

And you thought the recurve take-down bow was modern?

On the Mechanics of some Replica Bows

A further investigation on the modelling of bows.



The Medieval English Longbow

Characteristics and origin. An article about the early longbows and how they came to England.

Ballistic Properties in Ancient Egyptian Arrows

A piece on arrow spine by a non-engineer



Turkish Flight Arrows

The arrows the Turks used to achieve incredible long distance shots

Whistling arrows

The history of the noise making arrow.



The Decline of the Longbow

The downfall of the English longbow.

Ancient Composite bows

An article about an Assyrian bow found in Egypt.

