Incendiary quarrels/arrows/crossbow bolts

[Matchlock]

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.

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[Matchlock]

Please also see my related threads

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...bow+collection

and

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=crossbow


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[fernando]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

... formerly in the author's collection, and now in that of a friend of mine ...

Oh, i wish i were that friend .

[Matchlock]

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

[Matchlock]

Another arrowhead twisted for an incendiary mass, similar to the lower in post # 52, was sold on ebay in 2007.

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