Broken bow and the history channel
 

I dont know if any of you folks have seen this new show on the history channel (extreme history).

Any way they have this goof traveling around the world trying to recreate things that were done in history.

Getting to the point, this guy is filmed in the plains with some american indians teaching him how to build authentic arrows and how they hunted buffalo. Even going so far as sneaking through the grass and shooting a buff with blunts.

So far so good I was really interested in the program.

Then the unthinkable happened, One of the gentelmen trying to explain their culture lays a blanket of weapons on the ground,(war clubs,hide shields,knives, and a bow made from the horn of a big horn sheep).

The goof procedes to pick up the bow and asks how many pounds does it draw, as the other guy is trying to say its not strung the bow is in its relaxed position. The goof tries drawing it paying no attention and BRAKES the bow in half.

Giggling he gives a half hearted appology as a box on the screene estimates the bows worth at 5000 dollars.

Dont know what i am looking for in this post other than venting that some one would care so little about something that might be priceless to some one else.

RE: Broken bow and the history channel
 

THE HISTORY CHANNEL[X(] That sounds like something that is normal for them to do. How about showing a story about mountian men and showinig that rifles used where Harkins and when showing someone shooting a rifle it was a Brown Bess with bayonet. There has been many stories that " The History Channel" just seems to be correct, but just don' t get with it. One must rember they are the EXPERTS[:o]
Hope someone had a bill ready for the clown :D

RE: Broken bow and the history channel
 

Nope, havn' t seen the show, but I' m not surprised at the lack of respect shown to the bow and the people who sought to honor it by allowing it to be filmed and shared with the rest of the country. A little research beforehand would have eliminated his need to reach for the bow in the first place.

I' d say that the $5000.00 estimate was fairly conservative on the bow, however, no amount of money could replace what was lost. It probably didn' t hold much monetary value to the people, as they believe that it goes much further and higher than money. It is a matter of spirit with them. It was probably a highly prized and honored piece of their peoples history and traditions. Not to mention that for such a bow to survive over the many generations that it has, usually means that it was a special bow. Maybe even a medicine bow (sacred to their people) that may have been used in ceremony. I say that because the Indian people put up the best of what they have to represent and honor their people and I would say that it affected the Indian people in the same way that it would affect the citizens of this country if Mt. Rushmore were destroyed by a terrorist.

A little forethought and respect goes a long way to earn friendship and respect in return.

RE: Broken bow and the history channel
 

Well said Wahya and if I were the owner of that bow I would be on the War Path and looking for scalps or someones a$$[:@]

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I was watching that show. The ' goof' is Roger Daltry. Yep. THAT Roger Daltry from ' The Who.'

Later in the show the guy was demonstrating Indian weapons of war, and how to use them. I noticed he didn' t pull any punches and put a few solid licks on Daltry with a coup stick. :D

The bow was sheephorn and sinew. Bent backwards, it snapped in half like a stale cracker. Made me sick![X(]

RE: Broken bow and the history channel
 

that was an awesome bow too. i cringed when it snapped. the indian even yelled that it was backwards. what a fool.

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I didnt see that but i' ll keep my eye open for that show. I normally watch the history channel because it is an interesting (i am a military history buff myself) but i will definetly try to catch that espiode. That would p*** me off it someone did that to my bow[:@]