Japanese Short Bow

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Dusan
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Japanese Short Bow

Post by Dusan » Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:36 pm

Hi everybody , mi first post. This pics is from L.Bottomley & A.P.Hopson book "Arms and armour of the samurai"-Brompton Corp.Books 1988.This is very nice hankyu bow ! :D
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Post by Jason DuLac » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:05 pm

Dusan,

Great pics! How old could that bow be to be strung? or is it a replica do you think?

J.
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Post by Dusan » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:08 pm

I mean that is from province Kaga (Maeda family) about 1730 .This bow is original ,not replica.
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Post by Rapsod » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:37 pm

Nice pictures! :D Is there more pictures about hankyu bow?
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Post by Dusan » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:48 pm

No, this is only pics from this book . Another pics are as usualy about japan long bows.I read about short japan bows from whale bones , but without pics...
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Post by Rapsod » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:33 pm

Why there is no more pictures? :cry: Why?

Can you post pictures of that lonbows (yumies)?
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Post by Dusan » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:24 pm

Well, another pics.But this is not same interesting like that short bow.

(bolje by bylo pogovorit slaviansky , ali nam niko vise neporozume...)
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Post by Dusan » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:39 pm

Kobajakawa Takakage Bow and other...
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Post by Dusan » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:41 pm

old qiver
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Post by Matt Prickett » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:49 am

Thats a very nice display of the arrow heads. I appreciate that very much. Would you happen to have any dimentions of any? what of those three arrows do you have any more information on them?

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Post by Dusan » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:46 am

3 arows in ebira qiver are from Muromachi period.
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Post by Dusan » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:18 am

Ok.guys if you like it.More pics from the same book.
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Post by Dusan » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:22 am

And some jap.soldiers from Kamakura period
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Post by Rapsod » Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:59 pm

Thanx man!!!
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Post by Rapsod » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:52 pm

Did anyone noticed lower part of yumi on picture Jap.zbroj a luk.jpg? It look diferent on this bow:Image
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