Noong panahon ng Bibliya, binabalutan kung minsan ng tanso ang busog, at ang isang sundalo ay sinasabing “yumayapak sa busog,” marahil ay tinatapakan ang isang dulo nito upang mahutok ito at makabitan ng bagting.
In Bible times, bows were sometimes mounted with copper, and a soldier was said to ‘tread the bow,’ perhaps bracing the bow with his foot so that he could string it.jw2019 jw2019