recurve bow

In archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than the equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving a greater amount of energy and speed to the arrow. A recurve will permit a shorter bow than the simple straight limb bow for a given arrow energy, and this form was often preferred by archers in environments where long weapons could be cumbersome, such as in brush and forest terrain, or while on horseback.

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  Mongol bow ⓘ
  recurved composite bow used in Mongolia

Frameless

Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), attributed to a painter of the Princeton Group, Greek, Attic, detail (MET, 2010.147)

Bow recurve quiver

Hunting with recurve bow

YTSL II Raiser full

Grave goods from the Avar cemetery of Gyenesdiás, Hungary - reflex bow

Recurve Selfbow (MET, 36.3.211)

Recurve bow

Hun bow, length 125cm strung, 132 cm unstrung

Aerotec

Recurvebow 0001

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		Mongol bow	recurve bow, composite bow	Wikidata
commons	image		Terracotta neck-amphora (jar), attributed to a painter of the Princeton Group, Greek, Attic, detail (MET, 2010.147)		Commons
commons	image		Bow recurve quiver		Commons
commons	image		Hunting with recurve bow		Commons
commons	image		YTSL II Raiser full		Commons
commons	image		Grave goods from the Avar cemetery of Gyenesdiás, Hungary - reflex bow		Commons
commons	image		Recurve Selfbow (MET, 36.3.211)		Commons
commons	image		Recurve bow		Commons
commons	image		Hun bow, length 125cm strung, 132 cm unstrung		Commons
commons	image		Aerotec		Commons
commons	image		Recurvebow 0001		Commons