Indian Bow - help with circa period!

Kurt · 13th August 2019, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mahratt

Sorry, but I think this is not a very old item .... Most likely this is the work of the middle - second half of the 20th century.
I will be glad if I am wrong ...

Hi Mahrat
Your assessment is unfortunately correct.
Kurt

manishkulkarni · 13th August 2019, 04:33 PM

Thanks Guys, no need to be apologetic about your honest assessment!

I've always longed for a good bow and it'd be both difficult and expensive to find something late 18th century in good condition, I imagine! So happy with this esp the string in tact, this was from a notable single owner collection.

Can't imagine anybody produced bow-arrows in the second half of 20th century but I could be wrong!

Thanks again folks, very grateful...

Any idea which part of India could these have come from...!?

Oliver Pinchot · 13th August 2019, 10:17 PM

Authentic steel bows are not common, but were used. True antique examples have very little embellishment.

13th August 2019, 04:33 PM	#2
manishkulkarni Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 20	Thanks Guys, no need to be apologetic about your honest assessment! I've always longed for a good bow and it'd be both difficult and expensive to find something late 18th century in good condition, I imagine! So happy with this esp the string in tact, this was from a notable single owner collection. Can't imagine anybody produced bow-arrows in the second half of 20th century but I could be wrong! Thanks again folks, very grateful... Any idea which part of India could these have come from...!?

13th August 2019, 10:17 PM	#3
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 470	Authentic steel bows are not common, but were used. True antique examples have very little embellishment.