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Bows

3 bytes added, 17:47, 9 January 2017
/* Stringing nocks and string keepers */
The hole drilled through the terminal was probably a ‘string keeper‘. A loop of twine or leather thong was passed through the hole and the bow string with the intention of stopping the bow string from slipping down the bow-stave when unstrung.
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Archery - String keeper (Stuttgart Psalter f.21r).jpg|String keeper <br>(Stuttgart Psalter f.21r)
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