Bow Maker

Kassai

Bow MakerArchery Shop

Kaposmérő, Hungary

Kassai is a long-established Hungarian bow workshop closely connected to modern horseback archery. Its range includes more than 25 bow types for mounted and ground shooting, with resin and laminated constructions developed around different draw lengths, strengths and practical uses.

Key facts

At a glance

ExperienceSince 1988 · 38 years

SpecialtiesHorseback-archery bows · Ground-shooting traditional bows · Resin bow construction · Laminated bow construction · Short and long bow designs · Models for different draw lengths and archer sizes

Traditions & stylesHungarian Conquest-period bow tradition · Hungarian horseback archery · Traditional reflex bows

Materials & constructionGlass-fibre reinforced resin · Wood laminations · Leather · Polycarbonate and metal components on selected models · High-tensile thread bandaging

International reachInternational — closely connected to the wider Kassai horseback-archery school network.

Traditions & Craft

Craft and tradition

Traditional and horseback-archery bow making using resin, laminated and mixed modern-material construction.

About

About Kassai

Lajos Kassai began commercially producing bows in 1988, building on earlier work by Károly Cs. Sebestyén and Gyula Fábián to develop a modern-material reconstruction of the Hungarian bow of the Conquest period. His bow making then developed alongside the riding-and-shooting system that became the Kassai method of horseback archery. This gives the equipment a clear practical context: the bows are designed not only around historical form, but around repeated use from horseback and on the ground. The current range includes compact and longer designs, resin and laminated constructions, and models for different archer sizes. Published specifications are unusually detailed, covering draw length, draw weight, brace height, materials and intended use, which makes the catalogue useful for comparing traditional bow designs rather than simply browsing model names.