"I always believe manchu bow was designed manchuker themslves, until I see a mongolian bowyer made a bow that he met at his childhood(1970s) it just looks like manchu bow, but no cushiom. a groove from the tip to the end .can you imagine that ? Han dynasty long-siyah bow develped into monglian bow, and manchuker give the bow a pair of cushiom"

"Let's not forget that Scythian-shaped bows made a big impression on Chinese culture during the Zhou Dynasty. You can see it in old artwork and calligraphy. 还有周代的斯基泰式弓也对中国文化有很大的影响。古代的图片和书法能看得到。"

"欢迎刘翱！Welcome Liu Ao!

Liu's comment roughly translates to: "Long-siyah, non-contact recurve bows have been seen all over Eurasia, not just with the Xiongnu. The earliest appearance of long-siyah bows in China is the Qing/Han Dynasties, and the design remained popular up through the Yuan dynasty. It wasn't until the Yuan dynasty (when the Mongolian Empire was at its height) that bows with small, forward-pointed tips (a la Turkic style) started to emerge and become the de facto standard in China. During the Qing dynasty, the Manchus introduced their own particular style of bow. Throughout Chinese history, all sorts of bows were used up until archery itself became a distant memory.""

"长梢无翻翘的弓广泛存在于古代的亚欧大陆上，不只是匈奴人使用。中国最早出现有长梢的记载在秦汉时期，一直到元代也广泛使用。但是由于元代的蒙古帝国的扩张元代开始土耳其式的小梢弓开始在中国普及，到清代满洲人自己的怪胎弓取代了在中原历史上使用过的所有弓，也成为了中国最后的弓箭记忆"

"This is more like Hunnic bow. Asymmetrical with long siyahs."

"This bow looks more like Scythian..."