Lezam
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Bow weapon |
| Designations: | Lezam |
| Use: | Bow / training weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
India , military |
| Distribution: | India |
| Overall length: | 146.30 cm |
| Handle: | Bone, metal |
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The Lezam is a training bow from India.
description
The lezam was used by Indian archers as a training tool to improve their bow- bowing skills. The arch body is made of metal or whale bones , the individual pieces are joined together with rivets . A strong iron chain, to which small pieces of metal are attached, serves as the bowstring . In the middle of the chain there is a round piece of metal that serves as a handle. The small pieces of metal on the chain create a ringing sound during training. This was used to indicate to a supervisor when a trainee interrupted the training, because then the ringing noise would stop. They also increased the weight of the bow.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (reprint), page 415.
literature
- Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton (Earl): A Description of Indian and Oriental Armor. 1896, Asian Educational Services, ISBN 978-81-206-1205-1 (Reprint), page 147, limited preview in Google Book Search.