Crossbow Bolts
These steel tiped wooden bolts, or quarrels still have remnants of wooden flights at the base of their shafts. They were most commonly made from ash or yew. Crossbow bolt flights are usually spiral in order to spin the bolt in flight on the same principle as a rifle bullet. These particular bolts are military and would have proved lethal at about 250 yards.
Object no :
EAAM012n
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
Europe
Dimensions :
380mm
Materials :
Steel, wood
Location :
NA
Related site :
Accession number :
MA/M18
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council
