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Authentic middle age finish on bows
Archeress:
I thi nk you are all pretty much on the mark. Bows for war were prolific and i dont believe an archer had a favourite only becuase they were shot that many times they didnt last long..Being mass produced for war, they were lost, damaged, burned, broken, used as fighting staves. i just dont think they had time to cherish one and keep it all pretty. I would hazard a guess and say that the ones that were painted would have been so the owner could recognize it and to protect it from the elements.
These days we all want pretty bows, works of art, beautiful grains and natural colours and we look after them well because they cost so damn much. just my OHO
Archeress:
Having just read "mike Loades new book "the longbow" i could also be very wrong lol
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