Wǔkē gōng (武科弓)
Chinese term for heavy bows, often used for strength testing and training.
A Qing strength bow
A very heavy Manchu bow used for strength training and military examinations.
A deconstructed Qing bow
For the bowyers, a set of parts of an authentic 19th century Qing bow.
Qing folding bow
A short-eared composite bow with an iron hinge in the handle so it folds upon itself.
Gōngbà bǎngzi (弓弝膀子)
Chinese term for the sides of the bow grip.
Gōngbà (弓弝)
Chinese term for "bow grip".
Telep
A Bornean term for a dart quiver.
Róda dedáli
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a bird-shaped head.
Bedor
An old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a large spearhead shaped arrowhead.
Waráyang
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a serpentine arrowhead.
Trisúla
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a trident shaped head.
Paspáti
Old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a crescent moon shaped arrowhead.
Chákra
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a wheel attached.
Pana
Old Javanese word for "arrow".
Gendewa
Old Javanese name for bow.
Box of Javanese arrows
Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.
Usa dunna (උස දුන්න)
Sinhalese name for their longbow. Literally: "high bow".
Maha dunna (මහා දුන්න)
Sinhalese term for a longbow. Literally: "great bow".
Ītala (ඊතල)
Sinhalese word for "arrow".
A fine Sinhalese bow
Made in the Four Workshops of the King of Kandy.
Dunna (දුන්න)
Sinhalese word for "bow".
A Sinhalese lacquered bow
With classic cinnabar red, yellow, green and black lacquered decoration.
Sinhalese lacquer work
Sri Lankan craftsmen used methods of applying decorative lacquer that did not involve a brush to great effect.
A rare bow from Kashmir
A sinew-backed bow with rather nice lacquer work.
Three Indian war arrows
Fitted with facetted armor-piercing bodkins type arrowheads.
Phal (फल / پھل)
Hindi. Literally "fruit". Name for blades, arrowheads, spearheads.
Tarkash (ترکش )
Persian word for quiver, also used in North India.
Tir (تیر) / Tīr (तीर)
Persian for "arrow" or "arrows". Also used in North India.
Two Indian flight arrows
Light and slender arrows with small metal tips, optimized for long-distance shooting.
Three Indian anti-siege arrows
Named so due to their extremely heavy, bullet-shaped arrowheads.
Five Indian arrows
From the same set, but with a variety of different arrowheads.
Eight Indian bodkin arrows
Fitted with strong, facetted armor-piercing heads.
Seven Indian broadhead arrows
With fairly large broadheads, painted tails and bulbous nocks.
Antique archery equipment
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Gōng (弓)
Chinese word for bow.
Qing bow glossary
A glossary of terminology regarding the Manchu style bow that was in common use during the Qing dynasty.
An interesting Japanese yari
Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.
Shào jiàn (哨箭)
Chinese for a class of whistling arrows that combine a whistle with an arrowhead.
Measurements of a Qing war arrow
The standard military arrow of the Qing empire in numbers.
Zhànjiàn (戰箭)
Qing Chinese term meaning "war arrow". The standard Qing military arrow.
Chahār kham
The "four curved" bow
Measurements of a chahār-kham bow
For the bowyers and archery researchers, detailed measurements of an antique chahār-kham bow.
Measurements of a North Indian bow
For the bowyers and archery researchers, detailed measurements of an antique North Indian bow "kaman" type.
North Indian composite bow
With whimsical tiger and deer decoration.
Méizhēnjiàn (梅针箭)
Chinese name for a type of Qing military arrow.
Large Central Asian composite bow
With design features reminiscent of Persian and Indian bows.
Two fine north Indian arrows
With points mimicking the shape of the Indian push dagger called "katar".
Chángxìng (長興)
A famous bow making shop in Chengdu, active until the 1960s.
Mda‘ gdong (མད་འ་ག་དོ་ང་)
Tibetan for an open quiver that spreads the arrows out.