Gall a Hunkpapa Sioux, holding bow and arrow, Fort Buford, North Dakota.
Photographed by David F. Barry, 1881.
From the few times I've used a bow, I have to believe it took a lot of skill to use effectively
Gall a Hunkpapa Sioux, holding bow and arrow, Fort Buford, North Dakota.
Photographed by David F. Barry, 1881.
From the few times I've used a bow, I have to believe it took a lot of skill to use effectively
I've developed the same opinion from trying traditional Japanese archery equipment as a counter to the composite bows of the Mongols. The Japanese were real, real fortunate that the Mongol invasion fleet was wiped out by the prototype Kamikazi Divine Wind, obviating the full-scale comparison of the differing tools for real.
You may find the implement pictured with the Minicauju chief Low Dog to be better suited to close up and personal debate; and, like the bow and arrow, it's without flash or report at night, and very usable either afoot or when mounted on horseback.
