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Hi, Would it make sense if a minifig had a quiver but carried a crossbow? I'm sure that's where he'd put his bolts, but the grey crossbow + brown quiver looks awfully strange... Good thing there are brown crossbows available in the new Castle sets (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hmm... maybe a black quiver (indians sets) with a grey crossbow wouldn't look too bad... -Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think it looks OK... In fact, #4811 (Defense Archer) includes a brown quiver with the soldier. Of course, the crossbows are mounted on a special stand instead of being held... Chris (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I always thought that crossbowmen put their bolts in a hip quiver, not on their back? Dan (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Bryan Wong wrote in message ... (...) Actually, I really like how the (grey) crossbow looks with a (brown) quiver... it has a certain realistic-look to it, methinks. Opinionatedly, DBR (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Personal choice. AFAIK, there's no particular historical precident. In fact, most of the archers I know use a hip quiver. I *think* it's a convenience/mobility choice - at the hip is more convenient, but gets in the way. James (URL) getting (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I believe that many English longbowmen also used quivers that strapped to their lower leg. This would be fine if the archer was standing still, but obviously he couldn't walk around with it. As far as Lego crossbows and quivers go, I always (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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