Kirghiz Bows

This is where we discuss the bows, arrows, quivers and other hardware used in Asian archery.
jack farrell
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Post by jack farrell » Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:06 am

Dusan; These bows are very similar to Kazakh fantasy bows I saw in Almaty. Of course they are not Marco Polo sheep but a type of Ibex. (Sheep have curly horns. These are arched.) These bowyers have absolutely no historic information on archery whatever.
Dusan
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Post by Dusan » Sun Oct 03, 2010 7:36 am

Ibex is evan best choice :lol: I hope you buy some ! Looks good material for any old hornbow !
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Post by jiao » Sun Oct 03, 2010 11:08 am

i find new picture from china qinghai in the link of stephen post, here is a food list you can eat:
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k165/ ... CF4822.jpg
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Post by radius » Thu Oct 14, 2010 4:43 pm

i've only been to hong kong once, but i think i recognize the lippo tower?
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