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Old 22-07-2017, 12:32 PM
Wavytone
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Les crossbows are definitely illegal.

Forget bows and arrows - there is a simpler weapon from the middle ages with devastating range - a sling - made from two of the longest bootlaces you can find with the ends wove to make a pad to hold a fair sized pebble. Made one as a kid and was very surprised by the range. Accuracy is achieved with practice at a target. It fits easily in a pocket, and delivers a definitely lethal payload as a decent rock will go through a roof.

Foot soldiers advancing into a barrage from slings fared a lot worse than arrows.

Slings are also totally illegal. Expect jail time if caught with one.

Ah yes... PVC howitzers.. I recall as a kid every year some damn fool blew his fingers off, or a lost a hand while trying this.
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