. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry. IMPLEMENTS 247 Once we saw some capital leashes cut out of lion's skin, but this leather is not often found in the tanyard. White horse-skin is very tough and very good for hawks that are prone to gnaw and tear their jesses, but it is apt to grow very hard with wear and requires constant greasing and attention, and nothing is better for leashes than ' porpoise' hide or the leather of the white whale. In India a leather is used that is very light and good, and also soft: it is usually dyed some bright colour on one side and appears to be goatskin. Sw
. Coursing and falconry. Coursing; Falconry. IMPLEMENTS 247 Once we saw some capital leashes cut out of lion's skin, but this leather is not often found in the tanyard. White horse-skin is very tough and very good for hawks that are prone to gnaw and tear their jesses, but it is apt to grow very hard with wear and requires constant greasing and attention, and nothing is better for leashes than ' porpoise' hide or the leather of the white whale. In India a leather is used that is very light and good, and also soft: it is usually dyed some bright colour on one side and appears to be goatskin. Swivels should be made of brass in all cases; iron or steel rust with bathing and then do not act well. In old days 'varvels' or rings of brass, silver, or even gold (often engraved with the owner's name) were attached. Fig. 6.—Leash Fig. jesses, and the leash run through them. But this more clumsy arrangement has for a long time been superseded by the swivel. Bells should be very good ones or they are not worth putting on to a hawk. By far the best and most durable are the Indian bells, of which the shape is peculiar (see fig. 8, p. 248). They are easily procured through any friends who may have taken up falconry in India, and they are largely made in Lahore. Of rough manufacture and cheap in price, they are perfect for the purpose for which they are intended and few falconers use any others. They are light, of good tone in general, and marvellously durable. We have used some for many years, even until a hole was worn through the metal of the bell by the clapper within it, and yet the tone was unim- paired. Many attempts have been made to get these bells. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cox, Harding Edward de Fonblanque, 1854-; Lascelles, Gerald William. Falconry; Richardson
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