BASED ON WHAT, HOW CAN WE RECONSTRUCT THE HUNGARIAN COMPOSITE HORN BOW BEFORE 1000 AD?
Although Avar and Hungarian bows have not survived and their authentic markings are not known, fairly good reconstructions can be made of them. How is this possible? The secret is that from the stiffening plates made of animal horns found in graves, the skilled eye can deduce many otherwise destroyed parts of the bow, and knowing the general operating principles of reflex bows can lead to professionally founded reconstructions… The reconstruction of the Hungarian bow from the time of the Hungarian conquest is indeed a challenge, since the original bows…
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