A projectile weapon. Bows varied in
shape and length. Thus, an Arabian bow differed from a Turkish one
in that the former was longer.
Bows were made from wood, bone or a mountain goat's horn (for short bows).
They could cover a distance of 100 - 150 metres with a rate of 10 to 12 shots
per minute. But these parameters meant nothing, since the shooter's physical condition
influenced them significantly; a tired soldier would draw a
bow-string much more slowly. Arrows with armour-piercing tips could
pierce chain mail. Eastern warriors usually kept their bows in special cases and
their arrows in
quivers.
