what apply to rawhide backing?

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Post by Bede » Mon May 04, 2015 7:51 am

I found references to bows with lacquer coatings in several articles in the journal, Wenwu. There were some in other archaeological books, all in Chinese, but I made notes so I will see if I can find them. It was mostly Han dynasty material. There may have been other reports on later excavations.

In general, there were other reports on other weapons with shafts wrapped in various materials and covered in lacquer.
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