bow and arrow

ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device and long-shafted projectiles
Product weapon_type Q19827042
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bow and arrow

Summary

bow and arrow is a weapon type[1]. It draws 1,816 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #93 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • bow and arrow's instance of is recorded as weapon type[3].
  • bow and arrow is a type of sporting weapon[4].
  • bow and arrow is a type of ranged weapon[5].
  • bow and arrow is a type of group[6].
  • bow and arrow is a type of neuroballistic weapon[7].
  • bow and arrow is used for archery[8].
  • bow and arrow's Commons category is recorded as Archery equipment[9].
  • bow and arrow's Unicode character is recorded as 🏹[10].
  • bow and arrow comprises bow[11].
  • bow and arrow comprises arrow[12].
  • bow and arrow's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Archery equipment[13].
  • bow and arrow's earliest date is recorded as 9000 BC[14].
  • bow and arrow's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15].
  • bow and arrow's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].

Why It Matters

bow and arrow draws 1,816 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #93 of 694).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Archery equipment
    Has parts
    Subclass of sporting weapon, ranged weapon, group +1
    Has part(s) bow, arrow
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283978205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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