Perfect Weapon — Season 1, Episode 4: Slings And Arrows
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
In this episode of Perfect Weapon, we look at how the weapons are made and are still in use around the world. In their heyday, projectiles like bows dominated the field of war, and making them was a huge industry. Monty and Stuart pick the longbow and the crossbow as their favourite weapons and then visit a blacksmith to learn about arrow making. Using their weapons they perform a series of experiments to understand the range and accuracy of their weapons.
About Perfect Weapon
From swords and axes to great siege engines, two men put the greatest tools of warfare to the test.