The historical longbow was a self bow made of a single piece of wood, but modern longbows may also be made from modern materials or by gluing different timbers together.

Longbows are the icon of traditional archery. Longbows can be easier to shoot because of their longer length and thicker limbs don’t bend on a bad release.

Browse our selection of one-piece and take-down longbows ideal for bowhunting, competition and recreational shooting.

Longbow, bow commonly 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and the predominant missile weapon of the English in the Hundred Years’ War and on into the 16th century. It was probably of Welsh origin.

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Feb 22, 2025 · If you are interested in traditional archery and want to make the jump to a longbow, our staff archery expert has put the best longbows on the market to the test and rated them on …

The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about 6 ft (1.8 m) long. While it is debated whether it originated in England or in Wales from the Welsh bow, by the 14th century …