Damascus steel bow (Knife museum, seoul)

mechwar · Post by **mechwar** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:53 am

Damascus steel bow with Damascus swords.
It's very interesting things.
it has separation handle and small ear.

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:23 pm

This damascus bows was made in India to this days. But i hear that no big quality . This can be a dangerous weapon even for archer(broken steel in draw...)

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:28 pm

Somthing like this was ofered in net for sale. Its mostly for tourist, about 25-30 lb. from low quality damascus.But loking good, isn it ?

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:38 pm

Mechwar, i understand that for you is most interesting bows from other countries, but i can say you, for us from all over the world is somthing like miracle yours Korean dont broke tradition in still living masters -hornbowyears vith yours fantastic hornbow.And in Korean museums is fue old war and hunting litlle bows vith dont open secret, how this litlle weapons (some vithaut horn (!) ) was made.

mechwar · Post by **mechwar** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:35 am

that steel bow is beautiful!

but...
sorry dusan, i can`t understand your words perfectly....
plz say more simple

you mean "want know about korean horn bow??"

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:53 pm

Sorry, Mechwar , mi english is bad - more then yours.

I mean , you can more interesting about not only a clasic Korean hornbow , but historical older hunting and war Koran bows. Most of him was wood composite bos vit no horn ...

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:20 am

I have a nice example of one of these bows. It comes from near Hyderabad in India and the steel work is known as 'Bidri'. The strings are interesting: made of silk inter-woven with liver thread.

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:31 am

Stephwn; How do you know where your bow is from? What is liver thread?

I do not believe that Damascus steel is the correct material of which these original bows were made.

dragonman · Post by **dragonman** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:00 pm

Stephen, youre bow sounds very interesting, could we see a pic? I'm interested in Indian bows. Have you shot it? how does it shoot?? or does anyone else have experience how steel bows perform?

David

Damascus steel bow (Knife museum, seoul)

Damascus steel bow (Knife museum, seoul)

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