bows
121Sagittarii — For the constellation, see Sagittarius. Sagittarii were auxiliary archers. Despite the longstanding contacts with, and several defeats by, Parthians and other Eastern nations for whom horse archery was tactically important, there is no definite… …
122Perso-Parthian bow — The Perso Parthian bow is a symmetric recurve composite bow made of ibex horn (or for low quality bows, ox horn); a variety of wood cores; gazelle, deer, or ox sinews; and usually hide glue. These bows are highly tensioned. The arms of the bow… …
123Bow string — A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water. Mass has most effect at the center of the string; one gram of extra… …
124Francois Lotte — (1889 – 1970) was a French bow maker.He received his training in the best French workshops. He worked for many French bow makers, shops and workshops, including Fetique, Morizot, Sartory, Ouchard, Bazin, Millant and many others. His bows are… …
125List of archery terms — This is a List of archery terms, including both the equipment and the practice. Aside from the wiki link associated with each word or phrase, (or a indicating the need for an article) a brief description is also included. NOTOC A*Aluminium… …
126Charles Peccatte — (14 October 1850 – 22 October 1918) was a French Archetier (bow maker). He was born in Mirecourt, the son of François Peccatte. He was probably trained by August Lenoble with whom he later had a partnership which lasted until 1881. The early work …
127Clout archery — Archers shooting at the GNAS Clout Championships 2007 Clout is a form of archery in which archers shoot arrows at a flag (known as the Clout ) from a relatively long distance and score points depending on how close each arrow lands to the flag.… …
128List of premodern combat weapons — Premodern combat weapons include include both ranged weapons and mêlée weapons weapons which, in general, existed before the invention of the true flintlock gun around 1610, or until the 1700 s for incendiary weaponscite book | title=Weapon: A… …
