Bow Quivers/Holsters

Try www.horsebows.com

Actually I've been there. I was wondering if there was anybody else that might be associated with this site.

I've seen the pattern on this site for what I'm looking for and I believe that I'll just make my own. I'll have to do some more searching in archives here to talk with people that have made them but that's part of the fun.

Thanks,

Tosa

What style of bow have you? Do you wish to make a bow case and quiver in a compatible design?

Apart from the patterns, ther are acouple of points to consider when making a bow-holster and quiver.

You need to decide whether the lower siyah will extend beyond the bottom of the holster through a hole. If it does, then it must not stick when you pull the bow out. If your bow has string bridges, then they must remain inside the holster and not pass through the hole at the bottom.

When making the holster, fold the leather around the string side and mark where you will cut the leather on the limb side. The leather should be folded along the string side and a gusset inserted on the limb side. When measuring, allow ample room because the overall size will reduce somewhat during stitching.

If the quiver is to be used on horseback, make sure that when hung on the belt it can be pulled up to about 20 degrees from vertical and stay there, otherwise it will slap against the horse's quarters. The bow holster should preferably hang with the lower limb pointing forward so that it will not slap against the quarters. For use on the ground, it can be reversed.

We are manufacturing Chinese bow holsters and quivers in Hebei Province. We include a belt and shoulder strap so that even with a sword hung on the belt, the whole thing will not pull on the archer's waist.

Let's see. . . I have a bow of turkish design without string bridges. The is of a one piece design so the siyahs are a smooth transition from the limbs.

In other words if I go with the chinese pattern I don't have too worry about the siyah hanging up.

Actually I just got in touch with the bowyer and he is talking with someone he knows that might make one for me. If the price is right I'll do that and then I'll make a matching arrow quiver.

Stephen, do you or anyone you know there in China sell the holsters and quivers they make?

Thanks,

Tosa

Stephen,

Do you know of anyone in China that manufactures Bow Holsters?

Thanks,

Tosadevil

Give this guy an email.
I'm talking to him at the moment about a set up.
[email protected]

Mr Selby,

About how much room will be lost in stitching?

Are most of them reversible? It looks to me like they were decorated on one side only.

Thank you
Tamr

Hi
Im looking for pictures/drawings etc of different arrows separators inside quivers. Unfortunately most of the pictures available on the net shows only face of the quiver, rarely fittings on the back and almost never top of it.
Janek

Most bowcases have one side decorated. Chinese and and other east Asian bow cases are usually worn facing forward and since the Ming dynasty have had the end open. West Asian bow cases usually were worn facing backward, though there are exceptions seen in miniature painting. There are bow cases from the early Ming period in the east and the Timurid period in the west that had two suspension points and could not be turned around but all the others had a single point of suspensfion and were easy to rotate.

I am guessing, but I think ease of removing the bow from the case was more important than keeping it out of the way when it wasn't use. The large Qing bows are really difficult to pull out backwards. Most shorter designs work easily either way. With a little practice it is simple to put the bow back into the case even on a moving horse.

I have seen several diffent ways of spacing arrows. Manchu quivers often have a spacer which runs around the inside of the quiver and is connected to the inside at the leading edge. Two metal bolts run through the spacer near to the opening of the quiver and are secured by small nuts. These can be tightened to stop arrows falling out. Some of the wider Tibetan quivers have rawhide looks keeping the arrows apart. This might be a Mongol tradition since it shows up in Siberia and in Crimean Tatar quivers. The Turks had quivers with an insert sewn into the mouth with holes for each arrow. Obviouslly these were not for broad heads.

Thanks Bede
Now I am experimenting with different spacers but still looking for artefacts :) Im doing own ideas for diffrent quivers just to make it comfortable and quick use during tournaments. Most convinient for me so far are wooden spacers with oval shape for easy loading, but still looking for other documented solutions just to try. You can have a look on pics http://picasaweb.google.com/tradarcher/TurkishBows During competition I dont need as many arrows as in battle :) so its OK even in small one (pic in the same folder) where I place only 5 arrows plus eventually some in quick pocket. Ive seen somwhere on the net other solution, leather harmonica-like spacers but it didnt worked as well as wooden. Im curious how the gold one looks inside, seems to have parallel spacers for one row of arrows similar to my wooden.
Janek

The Ferdinand of Tyrol quiver visited Australia once and a friend drew the spacer for that one for me. It was leather with appliqued pieces around the holes. I thought I had posed a copy of the drawing on the site somewhere. I will look it up on my computer for you.