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2. Quiver - Wikipedia

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   Three quivers. A quiver is a container for holding arrows or bolts.It can be carried on an archer's body, the bow, or the ground, depending on the type of shooting and the archer's personal preference.

3. Glossary of archery terms - Wikipedia

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   (discipline) – A competitive archery discipline in which allowed bow accessories are severely limited. For example, in World Archery competitions, sights, draw check devices, and stabilizers are banned; arrow rests are allowed with restrictions on size and placement; and vibration dampeners and weights are allowed if directly attached to the bow.

4. Bowstring - Wikipedia

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   Almost any fiber may be used in emergency. Natural fibers would be very unusual on a modern recurve bow or compound bow, but are still effective and still used on traditional wooden or composite bows. Sinew and hide strings may be seriously affected by water. [4] The author of Arab Archery suggests the hide of a young, emaciated camel. [5]

5. Bow and arrow - Wikipedia

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   Drawing a bow, from a 1908 archery manual. A bow consists of a semi-rigid but elastic arc with a high-tensile bowstring joining the ends of the two limbs of the bow.An arrow is a projectile with a pointed tip and a long shaft with stabilizer fins towards the back, with a narrow notch at the very end to contact the bowstring.

6. Archery - Wikipedia

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   Modern compound bows usually also have a peep sight (rear sight) built into the string, which aids in a consistent anchor point, but this is not allowed for other bow types under World Archery. Modern compound [65] bows automatically limit the draw length to give a consistent arrow velocity, while traditional bows allow great variation in draw ...

7. Bracer - Wikipedia

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   A Dutch bracer from the late 16th century, made of ivory and intricately decorated . A bracer (or arm-guard) is a strap or sheath, commonly made of leather, stone or plastic, that covers the ventral (inside) surface of an archer's bow-holding arm.