• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    8 days ago

    I can’t speak as to all of them, but…

    • Medieval quarrels often had a more ‘square’ head shape to prioritize focusing force and the sturdiness of the projectile head over sharpness. #12, #13, #19, and #21 look to be of that sort.

    • Some of those projectiles would have been used for hunting, including such ‘tricks’ as heads made to cause bleeding, not to exsanguinate the animal, but to provide a blood trail to track it with after it runs off, or blunt-headed bolts to kill small birds without destroying all the meat.