Manchu bow

One observer of the Boxer Rebellion noted that bows of 150 pounds (68 kg) were not uncommon.

The Manchu military continued to use, and prefer to firearms, bows until the late 19th century.

[1] Strips of horn were then glued, using a collagen-based, extremely durable glue made from fish bladders, to the compressing side of the working limbs.

The Manchu bow has long, rigid ears to help the archer bend its thicker and wider limbs.

Because of its greater weight in the extremities, the Manchu bow does not snap back as quickly as the shorter-eared designs.