Tudor War Arrows

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Here's the some of the original arrows,there all 1/2" bobtailed and range from 28 to 34" long,made from Aspen what we now call Poplar wood.It's a strong wood ideal for heavy shafts and it's a great wood for staining,really takes the colour well.

 

Fot comparison here's a pic of my usuall 3/8's shaft and a 1/2"Tudor warshaft.

The shaft is Poplar which is bobtailed so the bottom (head) 12" are 1/2" gradually coming down to a 3/8" at the nock end.

 

The heads are Type 9B's hand forged by John Marshall.The original Type 9 arrow head which these medieval points are based on is a Roman point for Balista bolt's.

Spec's are,

8.5" Peacock fletch

33" Poplar shaft,1/2" tapered to 3/8" nock.

9b hand forged WarHeads(37.99grms)

Red silk Whipping.

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The Horn nock.

The head.

 

 

 

 

A new Towton head and a swept out type 16 from Hector Cole.

Both these heads are new discoveries,the type 16 used to have closed wing's but this is now believed to have been a mistake,the heads found had closed wings but thats what happens when you shoot outswept wings through armour .

Type 16.

 

Swept out type 16.

 

The new Towton head.

Nasty bugger's,i sent the Towton to a friend in America so no piccies of that head on a shaft i'm afraid.I'll post one when he sends me pic's of the arrow he makes with it.

 

Swept out Type 16.

1/2" Poplar shaft with a 3/8 nock.

31.5" from shoulder to nock.

33.7" from tip of head to nock.

8.5" white Swan feathers.

2" Horn insert.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Pax