OT was Re: [FT] (LONG) The Balance of Power -- Fighters and a Defense

> John Atkinson wrote:

> He did? He seem to have used them at Hastings,

I only have secondary sources, and they don't give verbatim quotes :-(
I get the impression WoP states no exact numbers, but rather refers to
"crossbowmen and archers".

> Um... considering that the edict against crossbows

OK, that's late 13th/early 14th century instead of 11th. Still two
centuries or more before the wheellock pistols became available :-)

Later,