Mongol

During the reign of Dsingis Khan (1206-27) the Mongolian empire extended from Western China to Asia Minor and Eastern Europe. After his death the empire was torn into pieces, his four sons shared it.

The Mongolian mounted army was characterised by loyalty, discipline, severity and quickness, the warfare by which Western people (German, Polish, Hungarian) were faced helplessly. The Mongols with a wide range of reconnaissance prepared battles, during the battle they signalled the tactic manoeuvres with flags.

One of the Mongols' main arms was the bow, their technical innovation was the steep horn and the string stool, which gave bigger dynamics to the arrow.

Average weight: 500 g (depends on the draw weight)
Total length: 136 cm
Length strung: 143 cm
Length of string: 54"
Draw length: up to 32"
Draw weight: up to 60#
Brace height: 7 1/2 - 8"

Partly horn at the bow tips (static recurve)