composite bow

A composite bow is a traditional bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together, a form of laminated bow. The horn is on the belly, facing the archer, and sinew on the outer side of a wooden core. When the bow is drawn, the sinew and horn store more energy than wood for the same length of bow. The strength can be made similar to that of all-wood "self" bows, with similar draw-length and therefore a similar amount of energy delivered to the arrow from a much shorter bow. However, making a composite bow requires more varieties of material than a self bow, its construction takes much more time, and the finished bow is more sensitive to moisture.

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  gakgung ⓘ
  Korean traditional bow, made of horn, sinew, and bamboo

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  Mongol bow ⓘ
  recurved composite bow used in Mongolia

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Herakles tenth labor

Inuitbows

Gak gung

Master Heon Kim

Reproduction of a Ming dynasty Kaiyuan bow

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		gakgung	composite bow	Wikidata
class	weapon		Mongol bow	recurve bow, composite bow	Wikidata
commons	image		Herakles tenth labor		Commons
commons	image		Inuitbows		Commons
commons	image		Gak gung		Commons
commons	image		Master Heon Kim		Commons
commons	image		Reproduction of a Ming dynasty Kaiyuan bow		Commons
commons	image		Ordos Museum-Gengis Khan.arc		Commons