Non composite recurve bows used by the auxiliary archers?

[Robert]

I don't think we'll find bowcases as such. An unstrung bow could fit quit nicely in a long leather (goatskin?) pouch (7 inches wide), protecting it from wear and damp. Make the pouch larger (12 inches) and the strung bow would fit. The problems would presumably start when you take it out and slog after an enemy in battle conditions. Even slight rain combined with the stresses on the bow being shot would wreck havoc on your sinews if this continued for any time at all. Look at what a steady drizzle does to rawhide. I would feel most uncomfortable riding or marching through enemy territory with my bow securely tucked away. :?
Speculations all, but hey, mankind would never have progresses but for "What if ....."