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Matchlock · 15th April 2014, 06:59 PM

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

15th April 2014, 06:59 PM	#100
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	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 Attached Images Last edited by Matchlock; 15th April 2014 at 07:19 PM.