Bow and arrow

A bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system used in archery. The bow is a flexible piece of material which shoots aerodynamic projectiles called arrows, which usually consists of a shaft, an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other. A string joins the two ends of the bow, and when the string is drawn back, the ends of the stick are flexed. When the string is released, the potential energy of the flexed stick is transformed into the velocity of the arrow.

Today, bows and arrows are used primarily for hunting and for the sport of archery. Though they are still occasionally used as weapons of war, the development of gunpowder and muskets, and the growing size of armies, led to their replacement in warfare several centuries ago in much of the world. Oliver Queen, as Arrow, and Malcolm Merlyn, as the Dark Archer, both prefer to use this traditional weapon.

Known users

 * Yao Fei (deceased)
 * Shado (deceased)
 * Oliver Queen
 * Malcolm Merlyn
 * Helena Bertinelli
 * Sara Lance (once)

Bows used in Arrow
Oliver Queen as Arrow primarily uses his own customized bow. In the past, Oliver had used a recurve bow, too short for his form, and a long bow after his last one was destroyed. He is also in possession of a compound bow, which doubles as a grappling hook, he rarely uses. Oliver now uses a custom-made Oneida Kestrel compound bow. His arrows are primarily green, and also has several trick arrows at his disposal.

He and Shado also used Yao Fei's bow and arrow during his time on the island. Helena as the Huntress uses a handgun-sized crossbow due to her lack of training and precision in archery. The Dark Archer uses customized compound-recurve bow.