Hunnic Bows

[Treveri Gaul]

Thanks Robert.

The my Age not a matter of my deserving : It was a status. :wink:

[Anubis - Kellenberger]

This is a asymmetric bow. 

And no plastic....

   
   

Better photos..

David Kellenberger
Legio Tertiani Italica

[bachmat66]

Pictures? Writings? Archaeological evidence I'm not aware of? I am a beginner in this field, so there might well be plenty of evidence and its just that I haven't found it yet

So I am still hunting evidence for all types of ‘extinct’ bows, and would be grateful for any assistance.

Valete

I am not sure if you have seen this but this is one 'real' Scythian/Saka bow from the other side of the Great Steppe - from the presently Chinese and ancient Uigur city of Urumqi - described in this article on the Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies website http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Military/scythian_bow.htm
Dario

[jonwr]

Heres mine more of an earlier period than Hunic.
Jon R
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5464/sany0315oo6.jpg

[Treveri Gaul]

The Reflex Bow



Hunters and warriors have used the bow for thousands of years. One of the most effective, the most feared, and deadliest of all was the reflex bow that was developed by the horsemen of Central-Asia in the first millennium B.C. The Scythians, the Huns, the Avars and the Magyars, just to mention a few, were masters in the making and handling of this weapon. Compared to other bows, the reflex bow was smaller, more powerful and more practical in hunting or shooting from horseback. An arrow shot from it could travel about half a mile's distance, was capable of piercing some light body armor, and was lethal at about 300-400 yards. (Western bows had only about half the range.) The warriors of the East were masters in handling these bows and they shot their arrows with great accuracy from their galloping horses. Even in a retreat (real or tactical), the stirrup enabled them to turn facing backwards on their horses, allowing for the very effective use of these weapons. A skilled horseman in Hungary can demonstrate very convincingly that this can even be done without the stirrup.


Reflex bows were made of wood, horn, sinew, and some fish-glue; due to the type of glue used in their manufacture, this weapon could only be employed in dry weather. It took a great deal of skill and a number of years to make just one. In order to use these weapons effectively, one was trained from childhood to develop the necessary skill and muscle.