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Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 13th and 14th centuries, as body armour moved from simple mail hauberks to full plate armour. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows, and splinted armour and the coat of plates provided increased protection for other areas.
A bodkin point is a type of arrowhead. In its simplest form it is an uncomplicated squared metal spike, and was used extensively during the Middle Ages . The typical bodkin was a square-section arrowhead, generally up to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and 1 cm (0.39 in) thick at its widest point, tapered down behind this initial "punch" shape.
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Jan 17, 2022 · Broadly speaking, projectile points can be grouped into two general categories: dart points and arrow points. Dart points are typically larger, older, and mostly associated with spear and/or atlatl weapon systems. Arrow points are smaller, newer, and were attached to an arrow shaft for use with a bow.
Jun 21, 2019 · Via wikipedia, a sample of arrow tips. From top to bottom, a bodkin point (for mail), a shorter bodkin (against heavier armor), a standard broadhead arrow, a crescent hunting arrow and finally a barbed broadhead. For more detail on arrowhead types (including crossbows), I strongly recommend this video as a great quick primer.
Aug 30, 2019 · The Arrows V’s Armour film started small. My friend and editor Mike Chernett and I have been two of those many people “chatting about bows, arrows, armour and what might have been” for years; finally we took the plunge in late May ‘19 and contacted Will Sherman, Joe Gibbs, Kevin Legg, and Chrissi Carnie with the aim of putting together ...
Arrow sizes vary greatly across cultures, ranging from eighteen inches to five feet (45 cm to 152 cm). [11] However, most modern arrows are 75 cm (30 in) to 96 cm (38 in) in length. Arrows recovered from the Mary Rose, an English warship that sank in 1545 whose remains were raised in 1982, were mostly 76 cm (30 in) long. [12]
Transitional armour describes the armour used in Europe around the 14th century, as body armour moved from simple maille hauberks to full plate. The couter was added to the hauberk to better protect the elbows, and splinted armour and the coat of plates provided increased protection for other...