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Well, this is an actual war bow. This is 140lbs at 32 inches. That's 10st you're trying
to drag back. Right. Put your hand up to that mark there.
Yeah. Three fingers on the string, and let's see what you can do. And just simply pull it back
towards my chin? Yeah, see how far you can pull it. Ooft! I can get it back that far.
Well, perhaps we ought to try something a little lighter,
do you think? OK, let's try something a
little lighter. Oh, we've got this one,
which is half its weight. This is 70lbs.
Let's see what you can do with that. Let's hopefully be able to do
something with this one. Oh, yeah, that's better, that's
better. There we go. I can do that one. I think we'll try now with an
arrow and we'll try and shoot at the
target. OK, let's see what you can do
to drag back. Right. Put your hand up to that mark there.
Yeah. Three fingers on the string, and let's see what you can do. And just simply pull it back
towards my chin? Yeah, see how far you can pull it. Ooft! I can get it back that far.
Well, perhaps we ought to try something a little lighter,
do you think? OK, let's try something a
little lighter. Oh, we've got this one,
which is half its weight. This is 70lbs.
Let's see what you can do with that. Let's hopefully be able to do
something with this one. Oh, yeah, that's better, that's
better. There we go. I can do that one. I think we'll try now with an
arrow and we'll try and shoot at the
target. OK, let's see what you can do
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Well, this is an actual war bow.
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This is 140lbs at 32 inches.
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That's 10st you're trying
to drag back. Right.
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Put your hand up to that mark there.
Yeah. Three fingers on the string,
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and let's see what you can do.
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And just simply pull it back
towards my chin?
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Yeah, see how far you can pull it.
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Ooft!
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I can get it back that far.
Well, perhaps we ought to try
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something a little lighter,
do you think?
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OK, let's try something a
little lighter.
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Oh, we've got this one,
which is half its weight.
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This is 70lbs.
Let's see what you can do with that.
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Let's hopefully be able to do
something with this one.
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Oh, yeah, that's better, that's
better.
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There we go. I can do that one.
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I think we'll try now with an
arrow
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and we'll try and shoot at the
target.
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OK, let's see what you can do.
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Movie Summary
Dr Sam Willis traces the history of the weapons that have shaped Britain.
