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MAKING OF THE BOW: THE STRING PAD

August 8, 2018May 14, 2026 adminManchurian bow, string-pad0 comment

WHEN IN THE 16TH CENTURY AD MANCHURIAN WARRIORS ATTACKED CHINA THEY WERE ARMED WITH HIGHER QUALITY AND MORE EFFECTIVE BOWS THAN THEIR ADVERSARIES. SIX CENTURIES EARLIER, IN THE TIME OF THE MONGOLS, THE SOUTHERN TERRITORIES OF MANCHURIA WERE FAMOUS FOR THEIR ARROW-MAKING INDUSTRY. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING CRAFTSMANSHIP TRADITIONS THAT DURING THIS ERA THE MANCHURIANS WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP A SLIGHT INNOVATION IN THE BOW THAT WOULD RENDER AIMING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ACCURATE, THE MANCHURIAN STRING-PAD. The Manchurian-type recurve bow was equipped with a string pad underneath…

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NATIONAL HUNTS AND WARGAMES

August 8, 2018May 14, 2026 adminArchery Articles, composite bow, hard tip bow, hornbow0 comment

THE YEARLY WARGAMES AND THE CULTIC, NATIONAL HUNTS OR WARGAMES AND CHASES PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE HUNTERS’ BATTLE SKILLS. THE KITAJ HUNTS OPENED WITH A SPECIFIC CEREMONY, A PRAYER ADDRESSED TO THE GREAT SUN GOD. The territory selected for the ritual games had already been marked out the day before the event. After the prayer, the huntsmen were divided into two groups. At certain points in the hunts, there were ritual libations. The manoeuvres and exercises carried out in files were conducted by commanders. Since the hunts…