Here they are:
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Thank you
I guess the second is called 'crossbow'.
And the first is just a bow - or bow and arrow.
By the way, it's 'What do you call these things/weapons/devices?'
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
The first is a longbow.
The first image is of a competition recurve bow. This is a longbow: Redirect Notice
(I am something of an archer, I have a competition recurve bow. I used to have a longboow but they are 182 cms long and difficult to transport).
Last edited by bhaisahab; 10-Feb-2012 at 13:10.