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Loops , Bow information . Sometimes they were retained for the same reason . ... LOOP A vertical narrow slit , usually splayed , to provide light or an offensive aperture through a wall . Many so - called arrow - loops are merely narrow ...
Loops , Bow information . Sometimes they were retained for the same reason . ... LOOP A vertical narrow slit , usually splayed , to provide light or an offensive aperture through a wall . Many so - called arrow - loops are merely narrow ...
Page 108
Loops , Elongated 7 ins long with triple arms and an unusually large splayed foot . The keep at Tickhill appears to have possessed an enormous loop , with oillets and a splayed foot , for the operation of a large fixed crossbow .
Loops , Elongated 7 ins long with triple arms and an unusually large splayed foot . The keep at Tickhill appears to have possessed an enormous loop , with oillets and a splayed foot , for the operation of a large fixed crossbow .
Page 195
WINDOWS Apertures for light and / or ventilation tended to be either loops ( q.v. ) or windows . Neither was entirely satisfactory for defending bowmen : slits rarely gave a view of ground and windows provided little cover ( even the ...
WINDOWS Apertures for light and / or ventilation tended to be either loops ( q.v. ) or windows . Neither was entirely satisfactory for defending bowmen : slits rarely gave a view of ground and windows provided little cover ( even the ...
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