Ethnographic Arms & Armour - any ideas on what this is is a Bow?

Ethnographic Arms & Armour (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/index.php)

- Ethnographic Weapons (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=2)

- - any ideas on what this is is a Bow? (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=30922)

Kmaddock

22nd September 2025 09:07 AM

any ideas on what this is is a Bow?

1 Attachment(s)

HI All
This came with some Japanese swords
Any idea on what it might be I do not have it in hand as yet I taught some sort of Bow but it could be a curtain rail?
Thanks
Ken

wildwolberine

22nd September 2025 01:50 PM

5 Attachment(s)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kmaddock (Post 299800)

HI All
This came with some Japanese swords
Any idea on what it might be I do not have it in hand as yet I taught some sort of Bow but it could be a curtain rail?
Thanks
Ken

Yes, I believe this is a bow. Likely from Equatorial Africa. Here are some relevant pages from my favorite book on African archery. I think the wood? objects on the limbs are a way of increasing brace height on shorter bows?

Kmaddock

23rd September 2025 09:45 AM

Many thanks for such a prompt identification
Keep well
Ken

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:15 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Posts are regarded as being copyrighted by their authors and the act of posting material is deemed to be a granting of an irrevocable nonexclusive license for display here.