tibetean/qing/manchu fletching
Hello,
I found a book from 1959 at my grandfather's
about a (czech?) expedition to Lhasa.
There is one pic of archers (very similar to the one which is also found on atarn.org, its the same two guys but at different times: look at the clounds :-) )
I wonder about this very long fletching (see pic).
Some arrows on an exhibition about the mongol empire also had very long fletchings like this (and an overall length of 41inch!)
I was told these were rather tibetean or qing=manchu arrows.
Once I made such a fletching for one of my arrows, but it wouldnt work because one destroys the feathers when pulling the arrow backwards over the bow-hand (using a mongol or magyar bow). Well, at least the fletching of the younger guy (background) looks similar to what happened to mine.
Do tibetean bows have such a long distance from nock point to bow hand, when strung (but not drawn yet) ? or is it my false technique ?
Uli ;-)
I found a book from 1959 at my grandfather's
about a (czech?) expedition to Lhasa.
There is one pic of archers (very similar to the one which is also found on atarn.org, its the same two guys but at different times: look at the clounds :-) )
I wonder about this very long fletching (see pic).
Some arrows on an exhibition about the mongol empire also had very long fletchings like this (and an overall length of 41inch!)
I was told these were rather tibetean or qing=manchu arrows.
Once I made such a fletching for one of my arrows, but it wouldnt work because one destroys the feathers when pulling the arrow backwards over the bow-hand (using a mongol or magyar bow). Well, at least the fletching of the younger guy (background) looks similar to what happened to mine.
Do tibetean bows have such a long distance from nock point to bow hand, when strung (but not drawn yet) ? or is it my false technique ?
Uli ;-)
Yes, Tibetan arrows have fletching just like the photo. I have seen many archers draw the string from a couple of inches below the nocking point. The nocks are quite delicate and can easily break from lateral pressure.