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4th May 2014, 05:21 PM
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More photos of my highly important incendiary gun arrow.
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4th May 2014, 05:30 PM
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Attachments, from top:
- the little iron protective plate nailed to the blunt end of the haf of my incendiary gun arrow; all author's photos. - the 'normal' gun arrows with usual heads, in the collection of Burg Eltz, Germany; mostly author's photos, 1987. Please note that some of the Burg Eltz arrows feature [B]two pairs of iron fletchings mounted off-center! m Last edited by Matchlock; 4th May 2014 at 06:22 PM. |
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4th May 2014, 05:32 PM
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the gun arrow exhibited in the Imperial Castle (Kaiserburg) Nürnberg - sadly exhibited together with a huge wall crossbow and misidentified as 'a wall crossbow quarrel' (German: Bolzen/Pfeil für Wallarmbrusten)! The hemp binding is now missing from the rear section of the haft. Author's photos and David Jaumann's); for the latter see his posts and photos my thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...thic+crossbows Go to page 7, post #187ff. ! m Last edited by Matchlock; 4th May 2014 at 06:32 PM. |
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4th May 2014, 06:37 PM
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Another photo of the, obviously huge, gun arrow salvaged from the wreck of the Mary Rose. The ship sank in 1545.
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6th May 2014, 05:09 AM
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It just amazes me the idea of finding something like this in a house where it has lain for so many centuries, for me as an American this is through-the-looking-glass fantasy stuff. It makes sense the shaft would dismount easy, if it comes out from the head upon impact there is less likelihood of it pulling the flaming point out. Such a fragile thing to have lasted so long in working order. Thanks for the post Matchlock.
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6th May 2014, 08:09 PM
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My pleasure, Machinist,
I would not really call the state of preservation that arrow is in 'working order', though ...  Best, Michael |
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6th May 2014, 09:03 PM
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I wouldn't be so sure about that Michl, it is german quality afterall
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