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Re: Crossbow with Quiver?
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Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:35:17 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Dan Boger writes:
> Bryan Wong wrote:
> > 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...
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> I always thought that crossbowmen put their bolts in a hip quiver, not on
> their back?
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
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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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