Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Xerxes Old Persian hornbow by Lukasz Nawalny
during the Thumb Archery Germany e.V. event in Schalkau in May 2024 I have test shot the Xerxes hornbow prototype, which Lukasz has brought with him to introduce the bow 👊😁
Since I love hornbows I couldn’t resist and ordered one 😇
Today my Xerxes Old Persian hornbow has arrived and I took the opportunity to take a video (the weather forecast isn’t that good for the next days and Eastern is family time, so we have a cloudy sky, anyway…).
The Xerxes has a very smooth draw and no vibration after the shot at all ☺️ Furthermore, the bow is ready to shoot straight after stringing- no corrections needed, which is remarkable!
The speed is very good: today I have reached 180,6 fps at 9 gpp and ~28” draw.
These are the Xerxes Specs:
Length ntn: 54,5“
Length strung: 51“
Weight: 570gr
Brace height: 8“
Arrow pass: 24,7mm
Max draw: 31“
Siyah length: 11“
Bending length: 30,5“
Technology: composite
Materials: Bamboo, ash wood in siyahs (?), sinews, Buffalo horn, leather,
string groove in siyah sections,
rayskin arrow pass protection
The content of this video is
00:00 Start
01:26 Introduction
08:01 Shooting
14:33 Speed test
16:57 Résumé
Thank you so much, dear Lukasz for this very awesome bow!
🫶
Thanks for watching!
Best wishes!
🏹🔆
PS:
Photos of the decorated bow can be seen on fb:
facebook.com/share/p/1NVoNFv2rn/?mibextid=wwXIfr
☺️🫶
The Xerxes Old Persian hornbow by Lukasz Nawalny
during the Thumb Archery Germany e.V. event in Schalkau in May 2024 I have test shot the Xerxes hornbow prototype, which Lukasz has brought with him to introduce the bow 👊😁
Since I love hornbows I couldn’t resist and ordered one 😇
Today my Xerxes Old Persian hornbow has arrived and I took the opportunity to take a video (the weather forecast isn’t that good for the next days and Eastern is family time, so we have a cloudy sky, anyway…).
The Xerxes has a very smooth draw and no vibration after the shot at all ☺️ Furthermore, the bow is ready to shoot straight after stringing- no corrections needed, which is remarkable!
The speed is very good: today I have reached 180,6 fps at 9 gpp and ~28” draw.
These are the Xerxes Specs:
Length ntn: 54,5“
Length strung: 51“
Weight: 570gr
Brace height: 8“
Arrow pass: 24,7mm
Max draw: 31“
Siyah length: 11“
Bending length: 30,5“
Technology: composite
Materials: Bamboo, ash wood in siyahs (?), sinews, Buffalo horn, leather,
string groove in siyah sections,
rayskin arrow pass protection
The content of this video is
00:00 Start
01:26 Introduction
08:01 Shooting
14:33 Speed test
16:57 Résumé
Thank you so much, dear Lukasz for this very awesome bow!
🫶
Thanks for watching!
Best wishes!
🏹🔆
PS:
Photos of the decorated bow can be seen on fb:
facebook.com/share/p/1NVoNFv2rn/?mibextid=wwXIfr
☺️🫶
