A riders bow! Your opinion?

[Anubis - Kellenberger]

That's a new version of a roman bow equipment.

   
   
   
   
   
   


David Kellenberger
Legio Tertiani Italica


Sorry. better Photos

[Robert]

Please, where did this quiver design come from? Coulson is very sure on a leather, round, rightsided shoulder quiver. No critisism, just really curious

[Anubis - Kellenberger]

This quiver design come from the gravestone's.



David Kellenberger
Legio Tertiani Italica

[Aurelianus]

Hi David

Great work again!


Die Spätrömer fesseln mich immer mehr! Ein Grund mehr für mich, die Epoche zu wechseln? :wink:

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[Robert]

Aahh, OK, it's late Roman! That would explain it. My impression is late first century. Pheeh, relief

[Anubis - Kellenberger]

Oh; sorry !
Yes it is a late Roman bow equipment.
I rite next week more!


David Kellenberger
Legio Tertiani Italica

[Robert]

That's OK. What caused my mistake is your avatar, it shows a much earlier Roman impression, so I mistakenly tied these two together and was very puzzled with the choice of quiver. I would love to see your late Roman archers impression

[jonwr]

Depending on what you want to spend try Spitfire bows or Saluki bows.
Heres the URL for Spitfire http://www.spitfirehorsebows.com/
Saluki http://www.salukibow.com/
For somewhat less try Rainer at this site http://www.eastern-archery.com/
I have delt with all three as Asian/Horse Archery are one of my passions.
Jon R

[Virilis]

I have ordered several bows from Reiner (here in Finland) http://www.eastern-archery.com/ and I am very satisfied dealing with him! If you want a real warbow (over 80 pounds) I will recommend a cheaper partly fiber-glass bow from him. To tell you the truth I don`t think there is enough know-how to make AUTHENTIC, RELIABLE over 100-pound recurve bows with traditional materials. At least I wouldn`t dare to shoot with one, that`s why I have partly fiberglass 90 & 110 pound Kassai`s "Bear" bows.

For light target practice (bows under 70 pounds) I think it is safe to have an authentically made traditional horsebow :? ...

[jonwr]

Another good set of people to deal with.
Their catalog is worth the time to peruse too.
http://www.krackow.com/asia.html
Jon R

[Et tu brute]

They seem to be pretty expensive, though some bows aren't quite as much as the others.

[Publius Aelius Lucius]

which bow are good for the time of 200-400 of Roman infantry :?:

i saw in the bowshop and on grozers website the roman bow :!: what do you think about this :?:

[jonwr]

I think you have to decide Who and where you are. Then how much are you going to shoot.
You wouldn't want to say you are a Sassanid then show up with a Mongol bow. Yes!
As to how much you are going to shoot, the best bow you can afford in the style that suits you at a weight you can draw and shoot accurately repeated times. Not how much you can "pull" once or twice.
Grozer's Roman bow is I think an interpretation or compilation of what people want/think is right.
I would go for something with shorter siyahs than any of the later styles.

That been said research the heck out of who you want to be and err on the cautious side. Older always goes forward but newer never back.
Now I have managed not to answer your question Good luck with you new bow.
P.S. You may want to try shooting with a thumb ring just for the heck of it.
Jon R.

[fwg]

Kassai bows are made in the same style as Grozer bows, you can consider them as a cheaper version of Grozer bows. I think Kassai was Grozer's student

No, but Grozer worked for Kassai for a couple of years. Kassai´s focus is on horseback-shooting, while Grozer focusses on the thechology of historic bowmaking and has collected some very good contacts to archaeologists. Since they split some years ago, Grozer improved the shapes and designs of his bows - and is able to provide you with both: relatively cheap bows of the 'right' geometry made of wodd and fibre-glass - or 'genuine' reproductions of historic bows made of wood, horn, bone, sinew and the correct glue. It´s all a matter of the price.

I have a small collection of 14 bows, most of them made by Grozer, including two 'horn-bows' and I´m very pleased with them.

[fwg]

which bow are good for the time of 200-400 of Roman infantry :?:

i saw in the bowshop and on grozers website the roman bow :!: what do you think about this :?:

Please forget about this one! This is one of the very few things on the Grozer website, which is not based on finds, but made due to a reenactor´s demand. For Roman reenactment I would either suggest Grozer´s Scythian bow (which is VERY cheap though reliable, but is made of wood and fibre-glass) or the larger Hungarian (at least the 'Extra I'-version, which has some decorative bone attachments). The best, but more expensive choice would be the Hungarian Extra III, which is a genuine 'horn-bow' and a pleasure to work with! It´s worth every cent!