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To: SunkenCiv
Hmmm. Re-curved bows long before the long bow.
9 posted on 06/21/2014 7:31:41 PM PDT by Does so ("Miranda Warnings" and loss of "Common-Law Marriage" = 2 Big Mistakes...)
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To: Does so
Good observation on the bow.

They're all black and curly hair.

10 posted on 06/21/2014 7:35:49 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Does so; Sacajaweau

Thanks. The Egyptians used re-curved bows as well.


16 posted on 06/21/2014 7:43:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Does so
Recurved bows were developed by the nomads of the central steppes in centuries BC. No doubt what we now call Persians had them.
39 posted on 03/24/2019 7:25:24 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard (Power is more often surrendered than seized.)
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