Bows (archery)

thumb|A typical crossbow|upright=1.3

ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device and long-shafted projectiles

bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together

thumb|Picture of a longbow made with wood, 2013 A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a long draw possible. Longbows for hunting and warfare have been made from many different woods in many cultures; in Europe they date from the Paleolithic era and, since the Bronze Age, were made mainly from yew, or from wych elm if yew was unavailable. The historical longbow was a self bow made of a single piece of wood, but modern longbows may also be made from modern materials or by gluing different timbers together.

type of ranged weapon

archery in Turkey

type of bow for archery

thumb|upright|Japanese bows, arrows, and arrow-stand thumb|upright=1.3| bow names

bow with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung

Gandiva (IAST: Gāṇḍīva; ) is a divine bow of Arjuna, one of the Pandavas from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The bow was made by Brahma.

The Korean Bow ( hanja: , or horn bow) is a water buffalo horn-based composite reflex bow, standardized centuries ago from a variety of similar weapons in earlier use. Due to its long use by Koreans, it is also known as Guk Gung ( hanja: , or national bow). The Korean bow utilizes a thumb draw and therefore employing the use of a thumb ring is quite common. The Korean thumb ring is somewhat different from the Manchu, Mongol, or the Turkic thumb rings, as it comes in two styles, male and female. Male thumb rings are shaped with a small protrusion that sticks out that the bowstring hooks behind

recurved composite bow used in Mongolia

thumb|307x307px|Rama as the four-armed Vishnu wielding the bow Sharanga, Gujarat

Celestial bow

self bows from Northern European bogs, c. 7000 BC

type of archery bow