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Hawkeye1974:
Has anyone ever seen, used and/or fired one? Also what are they made from? Ironwood?Ebony? Do you have to order them from Africa to buy one or is there a website and how much are they? There was a woman online who claimed to kill an elephant with one but there were no pictures of the bow.
I have seen plenty pics of English yew bows, so I am curious about them.
 

PatM:
Here's a thread with some old pics: http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/reply/228548/t/Re-Elephant-bow-.html
 Not going to be a common item these days since you can't poach elephants.
 African bows would be made of the same type of woods you would use anywhere else to make a heavy bow. Nothing magical about them.

Hawkeye1974:
Thanks PatM
I appropriate the info all this is new to me hope to learn from you guys.
Hawkeye1974

stickbender:

     Hawkeye, Howard Hill used I believe a 105# Bamboo bow, and a six foot arrow.
There was an article on his killing an Elephant with a bow, back in the sixties, in either Sports Afield, or Outdoor Life.  It showed a picture of him, and the Elephant he shot, and the bow and arrow.  I don't remember the whole story, just the fact that he killed the Elephant, with the bow and arrow, and the pictures.  I had once thought it was Fred Bear who did it, but it was actually Howard Hill.  Regardless of how he achieved it, it is still an incredible feat.  As for the Woman, wow!  But I have to wonder, if the heard was somewhat tame, as in used to tourists, as they may not see too well, but their hearing and sense of smell is phenomenal!  None the less, it is incredible that she was able to kill an Elephant with a bow and arrow.  However, ...... ::) ;D  Howard Hill used a self bow, not one with training wheels, and fifty percent let off. ;D ;D  I give her credit where it is due, indeed.  Being able to get the the first pull past the let off is admirable indeed.  8)  But I still wonder about the 12yds., and I hate to bring up suspicions, without seeing an actual video of it if there is one, but ..... ::)Could the herd have been baited?  But still to get that close to a herd of Elephants, wether they are used to people or not, takes a bit of nerve.  I would not, because an Elephant can be exceptionally fast when it wants to, and that trunk is quite a marvelous piece of nature's engineering.  If an Elephant gets that trunk close enough, it can fold your hand, and take your chips pretty quickly. ;)  Just think of King Kong grabbing you! :o  ;)  I wonder what she had for back up?  Even Fred Bear, carried a .44 magnum, and his guides had sufficient guns to end a hunt gone wrong.  He shot some mighty big bears with a recurve!  But She deserves all kudos she can get for such a feat. ;)  I will look at them at the zoo, I have neither desire, nor the nerve to try to shoot one with a bow, not to mention the strength to pull that weight of a  bow back to proper length. ;) ;D ;D

                                                                Wayne

Hawkeye1974:
I agree totally Wayne, I am just find bows with that kind of power amazing.
I have no aspirations to kill an elephant but the force of african and english warbows have me stumped.

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