Category:Popinjays
English: The Popinjay (from the French papegai, or parrot), or in Scots the papingo, is an ancient form of target for crossbow, longbow or rifle shooting, or at one time musket shooting. Originally a bird tethered in a tree, it developed into a complex painted wood target atop a tall wooden pole. The popinjay or papingo forms the centrepiece of a major shooting contest and many shooters try their skill repeatedly against the same target. Scoring is awarded for shoooting off various parts of the target.
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Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- Kilwinning papingo (11 F)
Media in category "Popinjays"
The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.
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1. Regiment DLR Mindestue 04.jpg 2,512 × 1,673; 1.89 MB
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Claus Christian Tilly - Fugleskydning på Amager.png 1,932 × 1,800; 10.46 MB
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Alois Greil Vogelschießen.jpg 3,024 × 2,271; 1.7 MB
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Die Schützenmatt in Bern 1801.jpg 889 × 1,173; 383 KB
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Johan-van-Heemskerk-Batavische-Arcadia MGG 1334.tif 3,368 × 5,245; 50.58 MB
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Poster Tir Fédéral de Neuchâtel 1898.jpg 570 × 800; 277 KB
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Schützenscheibe 2edit.jpg 1,180 × 1,210; 818 KB
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Shooting stand.jpg 1,536 × 2,048; 1.38 MB
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Vogelschuß. Anlegen der schweren Armbrust.jpg 2,072 × 2,916; 1.38 MB
