Manchu bow
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manchu-bow-200-4760641
title:
Manchu bow
text:
The Manchu bow is a type of composite reflex bow historically used in Manchuria, and subsequently spread to China, Mongolia, and Tibet during the Qing dynasty. It is similar in construction and likely shares roots with the medieval Mongol bow. It is characterized by very large siyahs, long draw length, prominent string bridges, and use with typically large and heavy arrows. Compared to bows used by other cultures, which fired lighter arrows over longer distances, the Manchu bow was useful for sh
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encyclopedia
description:
Composite recurve bow historically used in Manchuria
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchu_bow
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date modified:
2023-10-30T07:09:54Z
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