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Peter Dekker's Glossary
An online reference covering antique arms and armor, maintained and updated regularly.

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Baojian logo
Bàojiàn (骲箭)
Chinese name for a class of arrows with a large, non-ferrous head. Many are whistles, some are blunts.
Bedor or pana arrow
Bedor
An old Javanese word for a type of arrow with a large spearhead shaped arrowhead.
Beri logo
Beri
Manchu word for "bow".
Chahar kham bow
Chahār kham
The "four curved" bow
Javanese chakra arrow logo
Chákra
Old Javanese for a type of arrow with a wheel attached.
Changxing workshop
Chángxìng (長興)
A famous bow making shop in Chengdu, active until the 1960s.
Dayak blowgun dart logo
Damek
Dayak name for a blowgun dart
Sinhalese bow logo
Dunna (දුන්න)
Sinhalese word for "bow".
Bow of Java
Gendewa
Old Javanese name for bow.
Gong logo
Gōng (弓)
Chinese word for bow.
String bridge logo
Gōng diànzi (弓墊子)
Chinese term for the string bridge on some types of composite bows.
Bow making quarters logo
Gōng jiàng yíng (弓匠營)
The bow and arrow maker's quarters in Beijing.
Gong mian logo
Gōng miàn (弓面)
Chinese term for the face of a bow, usually made of buffalo horn.
Bow brain logo
Gōng nǎo (弓腦)
Chinese term for the "knee" of a composite bow.
Chinese bow ear logo
Gōng shāo (弓弰)
Chinese term for "bow ear".
Qing bowstring logo
Gōng xián (弓弦)
Chinese term for the bowstring.
Bow grip
Gōngbà (弓弝)
Chinese term for "bow grip".
Bow grip
Gōngbà bǎngzi (弓弝膀子)
Chinese term for the sides of the bow grip.
Haci Gavsî signature
Haci gavsî the bowyer
Signed an Ottoman bow made in late 1824 or 1825.
Birch bark logo
Huà huà pí (畫樺皮)
Chinese term for the "painted birch bark" often covering composite bows.
Sinhalese arrow logo
Ītala (ඊතල)
Sinhalese word for "arrow".
Jebele
Jebele
Manchu word for quiver. Also means "right hand".
Arrow slipping spot logo
Jiàn liūzi (箭溜子)
Chinese term for the spot on the bow where the arrow slips by.
Ju Yuan Hao logo
Jù Yuán Hào (聚元號)
A famous bow making shop in Beijing, still active.
Qing bow notch logo
Kòuzi (扣子)
Chinese term for the string notch on each bow tip.

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