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Jerome Prusak
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 Posted: Sun 31 Mar, 2013 7:22 pm Post subject: Arrow, Bolt, and Dart (Blowgun) Quivers? |
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How many Arrows, Bolts, or Darts (Blowgun) where commonly held in a quiver?
Maybe one or two dozen, or more depending on the situation/purpose (sport, hunting, or warfare)???
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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| Posted: Wed 03 Apr, 2013 1:57 am Post subject: Arrow, Bolt, and Dart (Blowgun) Quivers? |
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The truth is quivers are for keeping arrows, not bolts or blowgun darts.
It depends on how many arrows the archer carries in his quiver. 
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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Eric S
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| Posted: Wed 03 Apr, 2013 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: Arrow, Bolt, and Dart (Blowgun) Quivers? |
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| Shahril Dzulkifli wrote: | The truth is quivers are for keeping arrows, not bolts or blowgun darts.
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Dan P
Location: Massachusetts, USA Joined: 28 Jun 2007
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Eric, that blowgun quiver you posted looks exactly like the one my parents brought from SE Asia, except the cap on theirs is made of a larger bamboo segment. It holds about thirty darts.
I remember asking once if they were still poisoned and they were all like "Just don't touch it."
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Jerome Prusak
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Great, thanks for the information and pictures. This is exactly what I was looking for! 
Do modern crossbows use short arrows, instead of bolts?
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Ryan Sh
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i think this is one of those things that varies so much that it is not possible to put a number on it.
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William P
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I remember seeing in one of those doring kinderslay books, i think it was on pirates, and when they came to the barbary corsairs, they showed a javelin holder that had room for 3 javelins.
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Elling Polden
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Crossbow quivers are genrally quite small, and crossbow bolts/war arrows quite wide. For civilian use, maybe half a dozen.
Quivers for bows are unpractival for extended wear, and are most common for horse archers or practice shooting.
The numbers of arrows varied with time and region.
In England, arrows where packed in sheafs of 24. In Scandinavia in a "tvylft" of 12. An archer was typicaly required to muster with 3 of these packs. (An english archer thus bringing twice the amount of arrows)
With each arrow half an inch wide, it stands to reason that these packs where very bulky, carrying them all at the same time would be rather awkward.
"this [fight] looks curious, almost like a game. See, they are looking around them before they fall, to find a dry spot to fall on, or they are falling on their shields. Can you see blood on their cloths and weapons? No. This must be trickery."
-Reidar Sendeman, from King Sverre's Saga, 1201
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Tibor Szebenyi
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"Eastern cavalry" usually had 20-30 arrows in an "hourglass" quiver, and around 15-20 in a flat Turkish style quiver. Of course it is just rough average.
Javelin (jarid) holders usually held 3 jarids.
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Jerome Prusak
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I can't imagine anyone carrying more than 12 to 24 arrows. I guess it depends on the size of the arrow and/or quiver being utilized.
Where "sheafs" of arrows carried in large bags or crates into a battlefield?
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This is a standard topic