The Archery Centre - Arrow Heads

ARROW HEADS

We stock a large selection of arrow heads, but we are anxious that they do not fall into the wrong hands. The bullet points, field points and rubber blunts are available to all of our customers, but the medieval heads are for sale only to archers who are in recognised clubs or re-enactment groups. Please give us details of your membership when you order medieval heads. All hunting with the bow or crossbow is illegal in this country (the UK).

SHORT BODKINS

The head which looks best on an arrow is the bodkin. Used throughout the Hundred Years War, this head would penetrate chain-mail and armour, and made the longbow the fearsome weapon it was. These bodkins are machine-made, which means that they are all the same and will all shoot the same, so that your arrows will group well.

I designed these many years ago, when I got fed up with my arrows bouncing out of targets on the rare occasions when I hit them. Since then other makes have come on the market, but ours are still the best because they have greater penetration. They don't make a bigger hole, they just go in further. If you hit a rock and snap the head of it is not too difficult to dig the broken shaft out of the head so that you can use it again.

We have not had the 11/32" ones in stock for a long time because the man who made them for us died and his firm closed down, and it has taken a long time to find another company to make them at a reasonable price.

We now have the 11/32" ones in again at £1.80 each. These are a taper fit and are 1.75 inches long. We also have the 5/16" ones in a parallel fit at 95p each. These are also 1.75 inches long.

Any questions, drop us an email or give us a ring.

STEEL BULLET POINTS

For longbow archers who prefer a bullet point to a field point, these are stocked in 5/16", 11/32" and 3/8". The 11/32" will give a flush fitting on an 11/32" shaft, but the shaft will have to be reduced quite a bit to take it. Some archers prefer the 3/8" point which will give a slightly proud point, but is much easier to fit. The 3/8" point will also give a flush fitting on our 9mm shafts after you have reduced the diameter of the shaft quite a bit. All of these points are 42p each.

BRASS BULLET POINTS

We stock these for making target arrows, all in parallel fit at 46p each.

Type	Inside Diameter	Outside Diameter	Grains
BP2	9/32"	5/16"	63 grains.
BP3	5/16"	11/32"	100 grains.
BP4	9/32"	5/16"	100 grains.
BP5	5/16"	11/32"	125 grains.

STEEL FIELD POINTS

The usual "stepped" point much used in field archery, which we stock in 5/16" and 11/32" in taper fit at 44p each.

THE ORIGINAL BLACK RUBBER BLUNTS

Blunts were originally intended for small game, but now they are often used for roving because they don't bury themselves in the grass, nor do they stick in trees. Ideal for shooting down pyramids of beer-cans (drink the contents first to get the best results). In the Autumn I have fun using them to knock down conkers. Overseas customers who do not know what conkers are will understand straight away when I tell them that they are the fruit of Aesculus Hippocastanum. 80p each (the blunts, not the conkers!).

REDHEAD RUBBER BLUNTS

These are a new British blunt that is becoming very popular. 75p each.

FORGED MEDIEVAL HEADS

These are replicas of English arrow heads, made in England by an English blacksmith. They are a taper fit, which means they can be fitted to 11/32", 3/8", 9mm, and 10mm. Because they are made entirely by hand, beaten out on an anvil in the old way, they vary just a tiny bit from one to another. If you got an order from King Henry for twenty thousand heads to be delivered early next year and you'll be in trouble if he doesn't get them on time, you wouldn't worry too much about getting them all exactly the same, would you? Because of the growing demand for these heads we sometimes run out of a particular model, so you might like to check with us first before you order.

MEDIEVAL BODKINS

About 2½" long, £2.15 each.
About 4" long, £2.75 each.
The 4" one needs an extra stiff shaft to fly straight because of the extra weight.

About 1½" long (shown below), £1.95 1½" Medieval Bodkin

	MEDIEVAL BROADHEADS
	Similar to the Type One in the London Museum Catalogue, about 3" long, at £2.70 each.

MEDIEVAL SWALLOWTAIL

It would need a very stiff shaft to shoot one of these, with a very big bloke behind it, so this head is probably only for displays and exhibitions. It is about 2" long by 1" wide, and weighs about 1 oz. £7.70 each.

	MEDIEVAL BARBED HEAD
	Similar to the Type Sixteen in the L.M.C., about 2 " long, at £4.00 each.

MEDIEVAL CROSSBOW HEADS

Four-sided, about 3" x ½", just under 2oz in weight, and made by our blacksmith. £2.75 each, or £2.50 each for five or more. We have sold very few of these, but perhaps we will sell more now that we realise that we put 1" diameter by mistake in our last price list instead of ½". Oops!

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Last updated: 11/01/2012