Re: Bow

[Peter Keel]

* on the Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 12:56:17PM -0700, Clifton McCurley wrote:
> I imagine finding garments is hard enough, let alone a skinny linen 
> sack that was considered disposable.

Yes, but we don't exactly expect to find such a sack. We expect to
find evidence they were being used. Just as there is evidence that
socks were being used in the civil war. 

But I agree with the assessment that "ordinance" bows were most probably
kept in trunks. The question is, how were personal bows kept. However,
as far as I understand, only english troops would have had personal bows,
since there were requirements for regular bow-training among englishmen.
So english sources might prove helpful. 

Plus, we might look for evidence of bows that were used for sporting 
purposes. And poaching.

If we can't find anything helpful, the bow-bags will have to stay in
the tents, out of sight of the public. 

Cheers
Seegras
(Who also has a linnen bag for his bow)
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