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9th July 2012, 11:38 PM
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A huge incendiary gun arrow, from the Mary Rose (sunk in 1545).
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10th July 2012, 10:11 PM
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For incendiary and other gun arrows 1330-1570, please see
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15788 |
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22nd July 2012, 09:11 PM
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A very rare incendiary crossbow bolt of Central to Northern European type (please cf. the first image in post # 1), probably 15th to early 16th c., and retaining its incendiary mass inlcluding a short remainder of hemp matchcord, was sold from the Klingbeil Collection:
Pierre Bergé, Feb. 12, 2011, in one lot (137) together with a late-17th c. crossbow. Best, Michael |
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22nd July 2012, 09:28 PM
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Better images of the incendiary bolts in post # 1, formerly in the author's collection, and now in that of a friend of mine:
the first of Central to Northern European type, ca. 14th-15th c., the incendiary mass featuring a raw linen covering and a remainder of hemp matchcord; the second of characteristic Swiss type, ca. 14th-16th c., the incendary mass supported by a few thin wooden sticks and a raw linen binding, featuring a sulphur coating (now showing a grayish discoloration); the third lacks its incendiary mass, thus the typical twisting of the long and thin iron neck can be seen below the head; whenever you come across an arrowhead with these features it means that originally it was an incendiary arrow, despite the fact that the head of the sample illustrated here is unusually large. m Last edited by Matchlock; 23rd July 2012 at 02:34 PM. |
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22nd July 2012, 09:47 PM
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Please also see my related threads
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...bow+collection and http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=crossbow m |
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22nd July 2012, 11:13 PM
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22nd July 2012, 11:38 PM
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Hi 'Nando, my dear friend,
On looking back, I am sure you did very well not being him! He, just like myself, spent much more than we earned on forming highly selective collections of items like those back in the 1980's thru the early 2000's. The outcome may result in losing our collections ... with prices going down dramatically. No joke.  Best, Michl |
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29th July 2012, 04:39 PM
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Another arrowhead twisted for an incendiary mass, similar to the lower in post # 52, was sold on ebay in 2007.
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