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editGungdo refers to the practice of archery. This article seems to be about the Korean bow, which is called the Gakgung. I think it needs to be renamed so it does not cause confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.2.169.144 (talk) 18:36, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
verb tense
edit"In Korea, the bow was used mainly as a military weapon."
As far as I'm aware, Korea still exists. Author is obviously referring to a specific, but unmentioned, timeframe. What is it? ~ Booyabazooka 02:42, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
- Presumably the Joseon Dynasty and previous periods. -- Visviva 15:13, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Origin
editThe fact that water buffalo horn is the main component of gakgung points to its foreign origin. Water Buffalo likely refers to Yaks native to Mongolia and Tibet, as SE Asian water buffaloes are located too far away. The import of these materials likely followed Mongol conquest, and the Korean adoption of Mongol bows. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Krusader6 (talk • contribs) 03:58, 9 November 2018 (UTC)