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The pig's head was part of the ceremony itself, where people would bow and such.  After a person bows, he/she would put some money in the pig's mouth.

It's been a while since I last saw one, and I never really paid close attention--I'll ask my friends at the Korean Army Museum.

IIRC, the arrow quiver has individual slots for each arrow.

Thanks, Raph!  If you could do a translation of the sections regarding bows/arrows and firearms, that would be fantastic (and I will list you in my dissertation acknowledgements^^). 

The bow remained an official military weapon until the mid-1890s when there was a major reform in the country.  However, I don't think the bow was seriously used militarily after 1866.  The regent of Korea proclaimed that "powder should meet powder".  It's interesting that the writer said the Koreans did not use bows in the action, and is a very important point.

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Super glue works well on the string bridges.

I think your camera is a little too far forward on the arrow.  If you look at where the fellow in the original video put the camera, it was back further.

José,

Although the hybrid bow does not require the level of extra care that a true horn bow does, still some extra care should be given.  The horn should not be quickly flexed when bracing, especially if the ambient temperature is somewhat cold.  Also, when unbracing, the limbs should be slowly unflexed, taking care that the limbs stay straight.; I usually do this by letting my hand follow up the limb after taking the string off.

It was probably Joseoneui Gungsul (조선의 궁술), which was originally written in the 1920s; it is the basis for all books written on the subject.  The original was written in an archaic form of hangeul, the Korean alphabet, along with a lot of hanja (Chinese characters).  Some people were working on an updated version, which you might have.

Kind of like a zen hotdog--"Make me one with everything"