longbow 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2007 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. [ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
longbow 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites