gakgung

gakgung is a composite bow or weapon family.

Also recorded as Korean bow; gukgung; hwal.

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Overview

Korean traditional bow, made of horn, sinew, and bamboo.

In detail

Materials recorded for it are horn, tendon and bamboo. Its recorded use is gungdo.

Connections

Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.

Broader subject

  • composite bowTerminology

    Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Gakgung”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q768373: gakgung

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