Quiver

Initially, the Russian term tul meant a cylindrical case for arrows, which was worn at the waist and was part of the equipment of a foot archer. Such an archer was accordingly called a tulavets . The term has a Slavic origin. In modern literary Russian, the root word for it is, for example, the word sleeve (initially “what you can put into,” that is, insert into the tool) ^{[1] [2]} .

This method of wearing arrows was not suitable for a horse archer, since arrows deteriorated when shaking from a jump, it was difficult to get them to shoot at a gallop. Therefore, a quiver was borrowed from the Turkic peoples - a flat leather case with additional ribs or partitions inside, which prevented the shaking of arrows at the jump.

With the development of firearms, archers gradually disappeared from the army. With this, the distinction between the tool and the quiver was gradually erased with the advantage of the latter in live speech.

In the historical era, the quiver was part of the complete equestrian equestrian armament, which was called saidak . Including during long transitions or in bad weather, the quiver himself also retracted into the protective case, which was called Tokhtuy ^[3] . For the nobility, both elements often served as an indicator of wealth , were decorated with precious metal plates and embroideries ^[4] .

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  Tula ( ESBE )

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  Quiver ( ESB )

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• Mitko O. A. On the issue of Tashtyk leather quivers // Warfare of nomads of Central Asia in the Syanbi era . Novosibirsk: NSU, 2005.232 s. S. 70-79. - ISBN 5-94356-254-0