Projectile?

bluelake · 19th January 2010, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anandalal N.

Thank you all for the insight.

Bluelake, I assume all three Police clubs are wooden? Is the third one a "Yawara" type weapon instead of a club?

The iron arrowheads are facinating. Obviously secured by a pin throught the tang? Has any dating been done?

Thanks.

Anandalal N.

I'll be visiting the Korean Army Museum in a couple weeks on some other research business; I'll look closer at the clubs. I believe they are all wood, but I'll check. All three are like Joseon dynasty police used.

The projectile points just say "Joseon dynasty" in Korean, which could mean any time between 1392-1910, although I know that type of weapon was used from early Joseon at least on up through the Hideyoshi invasion of 1592-1598.

mross · 21st January 2010, 07:01 PM

Looks a little like a belaying pin to me.

bluelake · 26th January 2010, 10:25 AM

Here are a couple of pictures I took a while back of the "arrow" cannon at the Korean Army Museum.

bluelake · 31st January 2010, 03:25 AM

I revisited the Korea Military Academy the other day and took a few more pics of the cannon arrows.

Anandalal N. · 3rd February 2010, 01:23 AM

Dear Bluelake,

Thank you for these additional images. As you can see your images throw light on the Milemete cannon arrow for there was much specualtion as to why it shows the fletching at the muzzle of the cannon. Your illustrations show that the fletching is halfway up the arrow and not at the rear end as in an arrow used on a bow be it a long bow, crossbow or other types of bow.

As always I look forward to your information in this regard.

Regards.

21st January 2010, 07:01 PM	#2
mross Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 478	Looks a little like a belaying pin to me.

26th January 2010, 10:25 AM	#3
bluelake Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gyeongsan, South Korea Posts: 57	Here are a couple of pictures I took a while back of the "arrow" cannon at the Korean Army Museum.

31st January 2010, 03:25 AM	#4
bluelake Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gyeongsan, South Korea Posts: 57	I revisited the Korea Military Academy the other day and took a few more pics of the cannon arrows.

3rd February 2010, 01:23 AM	#5
Anandalal N. Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 84	Dear Bluelake, Thank you for these additional images. As you can see your images throw light on the Milemete cannon arrow for there was much specualtion as to why it shows the fletching at the muzzle of the cannon. Your illustrations show that the fletching is halfway up the arrow and not at the rear end as in an arrow used on a bow be it a long bow, crossbow or other types of bow. As always I look forward to your information in this regard. Regards.