spear bow
Illustration — A Lakota bow lance with an iron point. The string features white ratskin and eagle downs, the bow arms eagle feathers, and the ends owl feathers. A spear bow, or bow lance, is a type of longbow equipped with a speartip or bayonet at the end of the upper bow arm, allowing the user to utilize it as a spear wheen needed, such as a backup weapon.
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Illustration — A Lakota bow lance with an iron point. The string features white ratskin and eagle downs, the bow arms eagle feathers, and the ends owl feathers. A spear bow, or bow lance, is a type of longbow equipped with a speartip or bayonet at the end of the upper bow arm, allowing the user to utilize it as a spear wheen needed, such as a backup weapon.
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Japan
When strung, the bow acts like a curved spear, which akin to a curved sword can work around a shield or other defense. When unstrung, the bow straightens out and works more like a normal spear. Spear bows exist all over the world throughout history.
In Japan, two principles of spear bow have existed. One principle was to fit a dedicated socketed bayonet, called hazuyari (はずやり, end pike), to the end of the bow. Another was to tie an uchine throwing dart (うちね, throwing root) to the end of a bow in some improvised manner.
North America
North America
In North America, long spear bows, called bow lances, were used by the Lakota people.
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- 1.Wissler, Clark. Societies and Ceremonial Associations in the Oglala Division of the Teton-Dakota. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History. XI, Part I. 71. 1912.
- 2.youtube.com. The Deadliest Viking Weapon You've Never Heard Of. 2025-06-13.
- 3.youtube.com. Hazu Yari 弭槍: The Japanese "Bow Spear" February 2024 Samurai Weapons Video. 2024-02-12.
- 4.youtube.com. About uchine! 打根 (うちね) の話 handheld samurai throwing spear. 2022-08-12.
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