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The end loops are served to allow for increased durability without interfering with bow performance. The two bows use different muscles to pull and no weight letoff, so do not match weight for weight. We also provide traditional archery products handmade in the usa. Now a string has been attached to the bow, as you can see. This uptodate chronicle benefits from new discoveries and a broad range of source material. Flagella dei magyar hungarian horsebow recurve composite. Book one, is an epicwithinanepic, taking place in th century. Stringing it with a bowstring creates a comp ogre bow.
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