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A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion[edit]

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 22:48, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Prodd" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Prodd and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 April 14#Prodd until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 07:58, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Costs from crossbows compared to longbows[edit]

While nowadays the construction and material costs of crossbows seem to be as neglectable as those of longbows, it should definiteley be mentioned that the components of crossbows in medieval times were by order of magnitude higher in costs than those of (long-)bows. Even a simple trigger mechanism with only a handfull of metall parts could only be produced by specialists. Not to mention the later introduced steel bow, which not only demanded for specialists to produce but as well highly sophisticated skills in metallurgy. ciao --Pentaclebreaker (talk) 08:21, 26 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Pitching" a bowstring?[edit]

In the lead, it says,

...an archer must maintain a bow's draw by pitching the bowstring with fingers, pulling it back with arm and back muscles...

Is this a legitimate technical term that this particular reader is not familiar with, or is it a typo? Should this be "pinching" or "grasping"? NapoliRoma (talk) 19:40, 25 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Torque Bow" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

The redirect Torque Bow has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 7 § Torque Bow until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 05:58, 7 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]