Arrow bag

[triton]

Does anyone have a medieval style arrow bag?  I've just got some material to make one and would like to know the diameter of the leather disc arrow seperator.
http://www.english-longbow.co.uk/largepics/arow%20bag%20with%20arrows.jpg
Thanks

[stevesjem]

Hi Mike

6" diameter mate, if you want one I haver one here you can have FOC, its already drilled with 24holes, they just need enlarging to accept a 1/2" arrow, it is also punched around the edges for sewiing it into the bag.

Cheers

Steve

[triton]

  Oh bloody excellent Steve.  A bit busy tomorrow and no doubt you will be over the w/e.  I'll try and get down early next week if that's ok 

[stevesjem]

No worries, but make it before Wednesday as i'm off to Italy.

steve

[DarkSoul]

Triton, you could have clicked on the link on Richard Head Longbows' website. Then you can see this picture. The disc is 6½" in diameter.

[Newen]

triton:    
Hello beautiful arrows congratulations
I wanted to ask if possible to allow me to copy this picture of himself to
put it in our forum Archery
would be a pretty picture

thank you very much

Gabriel

www.arquerosdeamerica.foroactivo.com

www.arcosnewen.com.ar

[triton]

Hi Gabriel
I can't claim credit for those arrows. They belong to Richard Head http://www.english-longbow.co.uk/
I'm sure if you ask, he wont mind you using the picture.

[Newen]

Thank you very much 

Gabriel

www.arquerosd.eamerica.foroactivo.com

www.arco.snewen.com.ar

[Newen]

Hi I believe are looking for the bag to put the arrows here and if you leave a link that can serve the only drawback is that in Spanish
Greetings
http://www.arcomedievo.es/bolsa1.htm

Gabriel

www.arquerosdeamerica.foroactivo.com

www.arcosnewen.com.ar

[triton]

Thanks Gabriel, I have all the parts needed now.

[Newen]

   
Please what can help with our forum migo.En leather work there or visit our forum where like   

Gabriel

www.arquerosdeamerica.foroactivocom

www.arcosnewen.comar

[bow-toxo]

Discs in the museum had a short slit at an edge of each hole which made possible a closer fit for the long tapered arrows. manuscript illustratiions show the upper part of the arrow bags like those pictured on this thread. Does someone have the evidence about the lower part ? It should be clear that an archer is not going to drag his fletchings through a 1/2" hole so the idea of a drawstring at the bottom doesn't make sense.

[triton]

perhaps experimental archeology would convince you.  pull the fletchings through the hole and see what happens to them.
To myself and others it makes sense to undo the the bottom of the bag, push the arrows from the top into the ground and pull the bag off over the top.  arrows are then prestented ready for shooting

[bow-toxo]

perhaps experimental archeology would convince you.  pull the fletchings through the hole and see what happens to them.
To myself and others it makes sense to undo the the bottom of the bag, push the arrows from the top into the ground and pull the bag off over the top.  arrows are then prestented ready for shooting

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  That sounds to me like a lot of fumbling. When trying to pull the bag over the top, I picture the leather disc holes catching the fletching, pulling the arrows out of the ground  and the archer pushing them back down, then trying to smooth his fletching under combat conditions.That alternative would make more sense to me if the disc held the arrows above the fletching, an alternative some experimental archaeologists have considersd, rather than below it as was actually the case. It also makes more sense to me to pull the bodkin pointed arrows upward, as would be the case with arrows hung at the hip as in one manuscript, rather than reach down below your knees to try to extract the arrows hung at the hip as one found on the Mary Rose was. But doubtless some experimental archaeologlsts are more flexible than I am. What I wanted to know was what evidence there is for the lower drawstring.

[triton]

try it