Bow and arrow
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The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device and long-shafted projectiles. Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history,
A Karo man holding a bow and arrow
Drawing a bow, from a 1908 archery manual
Scythians shooting with bows, Panticapeum (modern Kertch), 4th century BCE
A Subeshi culture bow, circa 800 BCE, Xinjiang Museum
Arrow
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An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabi
Traditional target arrow (top) and replica medieval arrow (bottom)
Modern arrow with plastic fletchings and nock
Warring States bronze arrowheads
African bow and arrows in a quiver