By the 1750s most warriors of the Eastern Woodlands went to war with a musket. Trade guns, powder and lead came from traders at the posts and as gifts from French and British agents competing for alliances. The bow did not disappear. It was silent and cheap to keep in arrows. It also did not depend on a supply of powder that could run short deep in the forest or be cut off when an ally's goodwill ran out. Boys still learned on it, men still hunted with it, and some warriors carried one in place of a gun or alongside it. Woodlands bows were usually plain self bows, each cut from a single stave of hickory, ash or a similar hardwood.

This warrior moves at a careful half-turn, watching over his shoulder, with his bow and a single arrow held low at his side. His face is painted black and red, and silver bands circle his arms over a dark shirt. A painted quiver of feathered arrows hangs on his back. Below are a green breechcloth, red wool leggings with beaded garters and tasselled ties, and moccasins. For a war party on the move, put him on the trail with Native Warrior Walking with Caution and "Along the Deer Trail" Native Warrior Walking. Add Native Warrior Loading Musket to show bow and gun carried side by side.

W. Britain model 16123. 1/30 scale (approximately 60mm), matte-painted metal. Single foot figure on a sculpted groundwork base. Boxed.