Bow

Bows are two-handed ranged weapons utilizing elastic string to launch long-shafted arrows or bolts at high velocities.

Bow


A simple recurve bow made of polished wood. The bow boasts high damage and rate of fire, but can only have one arrow nocked at a time. It can be modified to fire different types of damaging arrows.

Compound bow


A sturdy compound bow made with wooden limbs. It is more powerful than the recurve bow, but can still only have one arrow nocked at a time. The compound bow can be modified to fire different types of damaging arrows.

The compound bow is unused in the Fallout 4 add-on Far Harbor and originally cut again from Fallout 76. It was re-implemented in the Fallout 76 update Wastelanders.

Crossbow


A horizontally-mounted bow with iron sights on a wooden frame. It holds a single crossbow bolt at a time, with the exception of the Nuclear Winter game mode when it holds three.

Behind the scenes
Two varieties of weapon was planned from inclusion in the cancelled Van Buren, including the bow and crossbow.