The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 25
Bracer and Glove. inches for six-foot bows, and 25 forwomens bows, which are from fourand a half to five feet long. Thimbles of leather (called fingerstalls ), open at the end, are usuallyworn on the forefinger, middle-finger. … Target. and third finger of the right hand, sothat the finger tips may not be blis-tered by the bow-string. Theyshould fit closely and should be ofas thin material as will properly guard the fingers. Other forms ofprotection for the fingers may besubstituted. Many archers wear alsoa bracer, or arm…
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