Thami (crossbow)

Thami (crossbow)
Information
Weapon type:	Bow weapon
Designations:	Thami, Siamese crossbow, Kachin ethnic group
Use:	crossbow
Region of origin / author:	Siam , Burma
Distribution:	Siam
Handle:	Hardwood
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The thami is a crossbow from Siam and Burma.

description

The thami is made of hardwood . The Thami has no tensioning aid and is only tensioned with the strength of the arms and legs. The shaft is made in such a way that the bow can be removed from the shaft and exchanged for other bows with different thicknesses, or dismantled for easier transport. The arrows are made of bamboo and have instead springs used leaves for flight stabilization. The Thami have a very high penetrating power depending Bow. The Siamese hunters and warriors had great experience in handling the crossbow and mostly used them at short distances. The arrows were always coated with poison , which made it possible to hunt larger animals. The poison they used was most effective shortly after making it when it was fresh. After a hit that penetrated the skin, elephants , tigers , and rhinos died after a run of a few 100 meters. The Thami were widespread in the mountainous regions of Northern Williams and differ greatly in their dimensions.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lord Egerton of Tatton, Wilbraham Egerton Egerton, Indian and Oriental Armor , Courier Dover Publications, 2002, illustrated edition, ISBN 978-0-486-42229-9
2. ^ Howard L. Blackmore, Hunting Weapons from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century: With 288 Illustrations, Courier Dover Publications, 2000, page 213, ISBN 978-0-486-40961-0

literature

• Henri Mouhot, Travels in Siam, Cambodia, and Laos, 1858-1860, Volumes 1-2 , Oxford University Press, 1989, ISBN 978-0-19-588951-2
• Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 32 , Verlag The Branch, 1959, page 97
• Henry Swainson Cowper : The art of attack , 1906, p. 265 [1]