Qing Imperial Guard Quiver & Bow Holster Info Wanted
I'd like to make the Qing bow holster & quiver shown here:
http://www.atarn.org/chinese/quivers/ch ... uivers.htm
(the last example)
1) The quiver has two parts. Is the rear one wedge shaped or rectangular when you look into it?
2) Any advice on how the hinges were attached?
3) Any other advice about the set before I build one?
And a slightly more general question for those people making their own replicas: Where to you find suitable hardware? Or do you make your own?
http://www.atarn.org/chinese/quivers/ch ... uivers.htm
(the last example)
1) The quiver has two parts. Is the rear one wedge shaped or rectangular when you look into it?
2) Any advice on how the hinges were attached?
3) Any other advice about the set before I build one?
And a slightly more general question for those people making their own replicas: Where to you find suitable hardware? Or do you make your own?
I have some hardware made for me,it can be useful for you as well. It is difficult to find other. For hinges you can go to hardware store.
You can always message me for other info.
Zack
You can always message me for other info.
Zack
From this view, the cross section seems to be rectangular. There 's a thick material (wood? leather?) on the edge.
I had made one without extra edge material and I need wooded block mold to keep the cross section rectangular (or trapezium).
I had made one without extra edge material and I need wooded block mold to keep the cross section rectangular (or trapezium).
I think it is important to point out that most of the bow cases and quivers on this thread are not Chinese, but Tibetan and were not government issue. The other one is a late bow case and quiver missing some of its mounting rings.
Normally a quiver of this type would have a main body and three or two hinged pockets. The pockets share a single pair of hinges and are usually sewn together at their leading edges. They are completely made of leather. The main body of the quiver usually was constructed either with an "L" shaped wooden frame that formed the base and the lower half of the leading edge or with just a wooden base. The main body of the quiver was a single piece of leather folded at the rear edge and sewn to the leather cover of the wooden frame. Decorative and structural rivets held flower shaped washers on the outside face and plain ones on the inside face. They penetrated through the outside face, the wooden frame and then the inside face. Decorations were either sewn or riveted onto the leather. Thin leather in different colours covered the seams and the edges.
Suspension was by three straps. One short one was attached to the top projection of the leading edge and another longer one was attached to the middle projection of the leading edge. A third strap was attached to a ring on the inside face of the quiver. The first to straps were sometimes attached through rings held by brass strips riveted to the leather of the quiver or in some cases they were threaded through slots.
I have made the assumption that you are interested in the quivers of the Imperial bodyguard rather than non-Banner forces used in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Normally a quiver of this type would have a main body and three or two hinged pockets. The pockets share a single pair of hinges and are usually sewn together at their leading edges. They are completely made of leather. The main body of the quiver usually was constructed either with an "L" shaped wooden frame that formed the base and the lower half of the leading edge or with just a wooden base. The main body of the quiver was a single piece of leather folded at the rear edge and sewn to the leather cover of the wooden frame. Decorative and structural rivets held flower shaped washers on the outside face and plain ones on the inside face. They penetrated through the outside face, the wooden frame and then the inside face. Decorations were either sewn or riveted onto the leather. Thin leather in different colours covered the seams and the edges.
Suspension was by three straps. One short one was attached to the top projection of the leading edge and another longer one was attached to the middle projection of the leading edge. A third strap was attached to a ring on the inside face of the quiver. The first to straps were sometimes attached through rings held by brass strips riveted to the leather of the quiver or in some cases they were threaded through slots.
I have made the assumption that you are interested in the quivers of the Imperial bodyguard rather than non-Banner forces used in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Finally got all of the fittings for it