Editing Arrow (section)

== Size ==
[[Image:arrow.svg|300px|thumb|Schematic of an arrow with many parts.]]
Arrow sizes vary greatly across cultures, ranging from eighteen inches to five feet (45&nbsp;cm to 152&nbsp;cm).<ref name="stone-glossary-arrow">[[George Cameron Stone|Stone, George Cameron]] (1934). ''[[A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times]]'', Mineola: Dover Publications. {{ISBN|0-486-40726-8}}</ref> However, most modern arrows are {{convert|75|cm|in|abbr=on}} to {{convert|96|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length. Arrows recovered from the ''[[Mary Rose]]'', an English warship that sank in 1545 whose remains were raised in 1982, were mostly {{convert|76|cm|in|abbr=on}} long.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maryrose.org/ship/bows2.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225160036/http://www.maryrose.org/ship/bows2.htm|url-status=dead|title=Anon: The Mary Rose; Armament p.7|archivedate=February 25, 2008}}</ref> Very short arrows have been used, shot through a guide attached either to the bow (an "overdraw") or to the archer's wrist (the Turkish "siper").<ref>Turkish Archery and the Composite Bow. Paul E. Klopsteg {{ISBN|1-56416-093-9}} {{ISBN|978-1564160935}}</ref> These may fly farther than heavier arrows, and an enemy without suitable equipment may find himself unable to return them.