Kollade på Comitatus sida och där verkar det vara recurvebågar som gäller. Så här står det på deras hemsida om bågar:
<i>"The reconstruction of Roman bows cannot be an exact science. Little is known about the actual style of construction used for 4th century Roman recurved bows. The length of some of the bone and antler ear laths suggests the bows were not as heavily recurved as later Mongol examples, and that they were asymmetrical, with the upper limb taller than the lower. This is useful when riding. A partially surviving Parthian weapon from Baghouz has been reconstructed. Known as the Yrzi bow after the area of the cemetery where it was found, the reconstruction had a draw weight of approximately 60-80lb. But the Middle-Eastern tradition of bow making would differ from that of the Huns of Central Asia, and possibly from whatever methods were used in the state fabricae. The Central Asian influence can be seen in the “Qum-Darya Bow”, found in a mass grave associated with a Chinese frontier post. Dated from the 1st century B.C. to the 3rd century A.D. similar ear and grip laths spread west with Hunnic influence. They are found in western Europe on such sites as Blucina and Wien-Simmering. Such bows used up to seven ear and grip laths, compared to four on the Yrzi bow"</i>
Jag är inte riktigt med på vad <i>ear and grip laths </i> är. Är det bitar av ben/annat trä som är laminerade på bågen kanske?
/Wolfie
"Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake"
W. C. FieldsStatistik: Postat av Vargman — 30 augusti 2010, 07:53
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