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![[Elder samurai observing a young warrior with bow and arrows]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvZWxkZXItc2FtdXJhaS1vYnNlcnZpbmctYS15b3VuZy13YXJyaW9yLXdpdGgtYm93LWFuZC1hcnJvd3MtNjRhNDg4LTEwMjQuanBn/320/230/jpg "[Elder samurai observing a young warrior with bow and arrows]")
![[Front and back view of uniform and armor for samurai]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzgvMDEvMDEvZnJvbnQtYW5kLWJhY2stdmlldy1vZi11bmlmb3JtLWFuZC1hcm1vci1mb3Itc2FtdXJhaS02NDAuanBn/40/28/webp "[Front and back view of uniform and armor for samurai]")
![[Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow, arrows, and sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvd2Fycmlvci1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC13aXRoLWJvdy1hcnJvd3MtYW5kLXN3b3JkLWI4N2M2MS02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Warrior, full-length, facing left, with bow, arrows, and sword]")
![[Samurai, standing, facing left, wearing armor and holding a bow, also has arrows and a sword]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvc2FtdXJhaS1zdGFuZGluZy1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC13ZWFyaW5nLWFybW9yLWFuZC1ob2xkaW5nLWEtYm93LWFsc28taGFzLWFycm93cy0xNjAzMTYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/58/webp "[Samurai, standing, facing left, wearing armor and holding a bow, also has arrows and a sword]")
![[Nude youth with bow and arrow, arms raised as if to shoot arrow into air (cropped)]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDUvMDEvMDEvbnVkZS15b3V0aC13aXRoLWJvdy1hbmQtYXJyb3ctYXJtcy1yYWlzZWQtYXMtaWYtdG8tc2hvb3QtYXJyb3ctaW50by1haXItY3JvcHBlZC02NDAuanBn/40/57/webp "[Nude youth with bow and arrow, arms raised as if to shoot arrow into air (cropped)]")
![[Unidentified young soldier in Confederate uniform and Hardee hat with holstered revolver and artillery saber]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDkvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXlvdW5nLXNvbGRpZXItaW4tY29uZmVkZXJhdGUtdW5pZm9ybS1hbmQtaGFyZGVlLWhhdC13aXRoLWhvbHN0ZXJlZC02YjcyNWMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[Unidentified young soldier in Confederate uniform and Hardee hat with holstered revolver and artillery saber]")
![[Boy with bow and arrow] - Drawing. Public domain image.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzAvMDEvMDEvYm95LXdpdGgtYm93LWFuZC1hcnJvdy02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Boy with bow and arrow] - Drawing. Public domain image.")
