Persian Ibex

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:39 am

On a recent errand to try to run down Mouflon horns, I stopped at a taxidermy shop and he had a set of Persian Ibex. These had been introduced to some very rocky and marginal desert area north of El Paso, Texas and Alamogordo, NM. Of course, they are breeding out of control.

Because of the added twist they are not ideally suited to hornbow construction in the Turkic format but for the price of $20, they could not be passed up. These might be suited to Persian type construction or another.

FYI. There should be others.

Dusan · Post by **Dusan** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:15 pm

20 dol. is not bad prise .I have similar- but like you said - its no ideal for hornbow. Its close in form to the comon goat or Bazoar Ibex who live in mountains in this area(Iran, Iraq ...)- Maybe vertical stripe for Skit bow.
I buy everywher around me Muflon horns - like you

. I think that muflon horns is closer -best choice if one cant buy Kaukaz Ibex or Argal.

bowyer tom · Post by **bowyer tom** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:00 pm

Ibex horn is ideal for making replicas of medieval horn/sinew crossbow-bows. Still available? Please pm me

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:38 am

I guess I did not put this correctly. If one lived in the area and visited the various taxidermy shops, he might find some.

bowyer tom · Post by **bowyer tom** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:14 pm

Yeah, well, if I?m in the area, I?ll go shopping... Thanks, Jack