THE DEADLY ARROW.
ARCHERY CHAMPION.
PATROLS FOR PARACHUTISTS,
(By Air Mail.) LONDON, Aug. 14. If a Nazi parachutist should ever land at a certain village near Grimsby, England's biggest fishing centre, he is likely to be greeted with an arrow.
When Mr. John Davey goes on patrol as a Home Guard platoon commander he carries bow and arrows in addition to a revolver. As archery champion of the north of Englaud he holds that a bow would be an effective weapon in some circumstances even in modern war. •
"Think," he said, "of the effect on a group of Germans if one of them suddenly dropped with an arrow through him. They would have no idea where the arrow came from. They would be terrified." ~ v
Mr. Davey estimates that an amy* would "get its man" at 200 yards, although for practical purposes a shorter range would be necessary. "I should be pretty sure of a hit at 50 yards," he said. "At 35 yards an arrow would be deadly." - —■
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 14 September 1940, Page 7
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169THE DEADLY ARROW. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 14 September 1940, Page 7
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