Great Khan Bow

Introducing the Great Khan by Paragon Bows Korean and Manchu traditional archery has exerted a strong influence within the growing Asiatic traditional archery community. Though particular styles do not require it, the current consensus appears to be that a long draw is desirable in every asiatic bow, even an Ottoman Turkish bow like Paragon’s compact Solak or the Timurid Khan, bows that would never have been drawn past thirty inches historically. Well, that was then & this is now yadda, yadda, yadda. Rather than simply “scaling up” his Khan bow to achieve a longer draw, Robert, as ever, wanted to create a bow rooted in history. So, taking inspiration once more from the Manchester Archery Collection, he crafted his Great Khan yes as a sort of hybrid of the smooth drawing “Raider” and the punchy “Khan”. Fundamentally though, this bow falls fully within the Indo-Persian design spectrum, and it does so beautifully. Imagine a bow that draws smooth like a Tatar bow but shoots with a gentle Manchu kick. This “kick” is something that experienced archers may better cope with and appreciate: but you asked for it and Robert obliges with his usual integrity and craft. Get yourself some slightly heavier arrows and draw past your ear to your shoulder; boom!

Length nock to nock (measured along the belly side of the bow)  : 56.7″  144cm

Construction strengthened with a special polymer composite material for maximum longitudinal and lateral stability

Full length (measured along the belly side of the bow): 58.6″ 149cm

Full length of strung bow : 128cm

Length of string : 48.4 ” 123cm

Brace height : 7.8″  20cm

Maximum draw length : 34″

Draw weight #28-60 @28

The bow comes with a bow bag and string.