Smithsonian Report. 1962.— Klopsteg 



PLATE 2 



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Modified grip of an American-made longbow to show the change in midsection from that 

 of the English longbow. The midsection is made rigid, with "dips" where the limbs 

 merge with the grip, b-d, A Turkish type composite bow (b) relaxed, (c) braced, and 

 (d) at full draw. (From "Turkish Archery and the Composite Bow.") 



