Ancestor’s Curious Past Locked in Wooden Chest

Feeling a Connection

As he pulled all the items out of the chest, the young man felt a real connection to his relative that he hardly knew. Wanting to understand this obvious hobby of archery, he went to the internet and did some more digging.

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Source: boredomtherapy.com

He posted a picture of each item in the chest to an archery forum where the archery community commented on what they saw. They taught him the history and mechanics of the Olympic sport that his great-uncle loved. The first items he posted were blunted arrows.

So what’s so special about them?

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