Label Translation On Bow/arrow Set

[Ron STL]

Had some of the guys over Saturday and this bow/arrows set (I forget the name for this) was shared. The bow has this paper label attached to it but I could not make sense of it other than seeing the numbers 7 and 5 and a kakihan. If someone could translate this label to see what it says...wonderful.

 

As an aside, we were wondering what was missing from the front of this mounting. It seems like perhaps a brace fit between the upper horn bracket and the base, but that is the question. Thanks!

Ron STL

[John A Stuart]

Maybe Yoriki 与力 The rest are measurements (weight and length) with a kao of someone. John

[Bugyotsuji]

Not being a practitioner of the bow I cannot judge the real meaning of the words 5号力, but "Number 5 strength/pull"?

 

On the left is a length of 7 bu and 5 rin and as John says, a Kao signature at the bottom.

[IanB]

Ron,  This is a Riman kyu or kago kyu invented by Riman Hayashi. What is missing is another arrow with a hirane (shield - shaped head) rather than the small points of the rest.

Ian Bottomley

[ROKUJURO]

It might be missing an arrow like this one:



 

[Geraint]

One shown here, http://samuraiantiqueworld.proboards.com/thread/36/kago-yumi-hankyu-rimankyu Scroll down a bit and the arrow is shown as is the cord suspended from the front of the support.

 

All the best.

[Ron STL]

Thanks guys, all very interesting. Personally, I know very little about archery items. My friend wondered about this being for a wider arrow answer but now we know the whole story! The numbers referring to length and "pull" for the bow is also interesting. I'd never figured that one out! I'm sure my friend (Ted Kiss; usually at the Chicago show each year) will be searching for an shafted arrow of this type, so if anyone has one for sale I can forward this to him or show it to him in Chicago.

Ron STL