These are replicas and developments of bows found in old tombs. The skill in using the handy, extremely fast bows combined with the agility of the experienced rider, made the mounted archer who often even shot back over his shoulder, almost invincible. The history of the mounted nomadic peoples in the Steppes of Asia, spanning over 2000 years, is probably known to all of us.

Shooting a horsebow is more than just entertainment and hunting. It is an ancient way of self-realisation involving discipline, stamina, health, beauty and more - it expresses high regard for history and the human race.

In an era of increasingly advanced technology, an era where a bow soon won't resemble a bow anymore, there is of course an `anti-movement´ aiming at rediscovering almost extinct art forms offering us many new things. I'd like you to keep visiting these pages in future since I'm aiming to continually increase and improve my product range.

Most of the bows we introduce on this website have been used in the Carpathian basin (Hungary). They mostly were traditional eastern bows, the so-called rigid tipped compound reflex bows. Certain types of bows were named after the people who had used them. There are Scythian, Assyrian, Hunnish, Avar, Magyar, Mongolian and Turkish bows.

Also, there are a number of bowyers specialised in manufacturing these rigid-tipped reflexbows. We are pround to offer you bows of those makers who are known for the quality of their products. Among them propably Kassai and Grózer are the best known, but there are bows made by Tóth, Kaffka, Kovács and Szalóky which are equally well established on the market.

Many people think that the eastern recurve bows can only be used on horseback, and, therefore, improperly call them horsebows. With any of these traditional recurve bows we can shoot from anywhere we like. So, for examle, if you want to shoot with a Hunnish bow you don't have to sit on a horseback. Traditional horsebows weren't made in this way because of the horses; the sizes of the available materials (horn -wood - sinew) that were used for making bows in earlier times defined the sizes of these bows.

I wish to thank all those who helped me embark on this project. May Your Arrows Fly Swift And True,

Reiner Wüstefeld                                                                   Dealer inquiries invited
reiner@eastern-archery.com