AIRMEN'S ARROWS
FOR BUNNIES—NOT NAZIS I The Royal Air Force is buying bows and arrows. This ancient weapon has been adopted by Britain's most modern arm for use not against the Nazis, but against rabbits. Pilots and observers stationed in lonely spots are doing some sparetime shooting at rabbits and hares for the mess "pot." They are buying bows and arrows by the hundred; full-sized, 6ft bows with a 41b pull, and 28in arrows. barbed with steel. The manager of a London sports firm said: "The young men who come in to buy want distraction for their hours off duty. They say they are not allowed to use guns to kill the rabbits for fear of alarming the neighbourhood; occasionally they a<3k for the targets and the type of arrow. which is. used only for target shooting; but in the«main they are less interested in the sport for its own sake than in its larder-filling possibilities. Although all arrows are tipped With either steel or brass,'manufacturers are allowed ample supplies of material because of the export trade. "We ship large quantities of bows and arrows to South Africa and Australia, " he said.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 225, 14 October 1940, Page 2
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192AIRMEN'S ARROWS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 225, 14 October 1940, Page 2
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