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WhistlingBadger:
I agree with bownarra--I don't think composites make a lot of sense in a wet climate.  (I'm sure there are some exceptions)  These were probably self-bows of yew or, since imported yew was probably out of the reach of the average Scot, rowan or ash.  Maybe backed with linen or other fibers, but probably not.

stuckinthemud:
Yew recurve makes a lot of sense. The Captains were aristocrats and enormously wealthy, usually with huge Estates spread right across the UK and the rest of the world.  While major landowners would have no difficulty in sourcing yew from their own holdings, I imagine they would simply order a bespoke bow from one of the top makers in the country in much the same way as today's elite would.

As it is common in the Northern UK, I suspect that commoners would have used wytch elm as a timber of choice, but, would settle for whatever they could get.  Yew, rowan, ash, hazel, and others would no doubt all have been used.

This Captain looks to be dressed in Stewart period costume, any idea which one it was?

Gimlis Ghost:

--- Quote from: stuckinthemud on March 01, 2022, 03:33:35 pm --- Captain looks to be dressed in Stewart period costume, any idea which one it was?

--- End quote ---

David, Fourth Earl of Wemyss
Captain-General 1715-1720

stuckinthemud:
Thankyou

Chumash:
May be that is a so called "burgundybow"?

This two bows are shown in  a museum of munich and they are dated 1700...

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