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15th April 2014, 11:58 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
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Hi Matchlock
I wanted to run this article by you, regarding those twisted socket arrowheads: http://www.tameshigiri.ca/2014/03/14...isted-sockets/ I've come across these examples of twisted arrowheads. My organization is considering getting one of these for our traveling display of medieval antiquities, which is why I've been so curious about them. 102 mm long:  75mm long:  80mm long:  88mm long: 
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15th April 2014, 05:59 PM
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(deceased)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking
Posts: 4,310
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Hi Eric,
You can of course never tell for sure when confronted with Medieval relics but in my opinion, and in all probability, these arrow shaped heads with the twisted hafts were used together with an incendiary mass. The latter would probably stick more safely on a twisted haft. Illustrated at the right-hand side of the attached photos is a crossbow bolt with its incendiary mass now missing. Best, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 15th April 2014 at 06:19 PM. |
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