tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post977817233356702146..comments2024-03-27T07:41:27.083-07:00Comments on Great Ming Military: Arrows of the Ming Dynasty春秋戰國http://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-75487944783549016102019-07-19T01:30:53.222-07:002019-07-19T01:30:53.222-07:00thanks for the reply.thanks for the reply.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258715787626452780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-47535483336383795342019-07-14T04:02:16.845-07:002019-07-14T04:02:16.845-07:00Good day and welcome to my blog.
Some Chinese arr...Good day and welcome to my blog.<br /><br />Some Chinese arrows are designed to break upon piercing so that the arrowhead cannot be extracted and for the poison to take effect, but I don't think there's an arrow design that can burst into shrapnels in China.春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-71265037732983377042019-07-14T02:09:58.339-07:002019-07-14T02:09:58.339-07:00I learnt from a history teacher in high school tha...I learnt from a history teacher in high school that some European arrows were designed to break apart as shrapnel inside the target's wound upon impact. Are there any examples of this kind of arrow produced in China?Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258715787626452780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-39606826493314739672019-07-14T02:08:42.230-07:002019-07-14T02:08:42.230-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258715787626452780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-6889983564643527812017-11-23T00:18:07.089-08:002017-11-23T00:18:07.089-08:00Good day.
I don't think there are other infor...Good day.<br /><br />I don't think there are other information regarding these horse-killing arrows. Many of them appear to be variations of broadhead, suitable for killing large animal (and horse happens to be quite large).<br /><br />As for arrow weight, I can't give you a definite answer. Like many things Chinese, there was also a North/South divide of archery during Ming period. South China arrows were generally lighter than North China arrow.<br /><br />Late Ming archery master Gao Ying recommended a minimum arrow weight of 3 maces and 6 fen (roughly 13.3 grams/205 grain), as well as 1 mace 2 fen per ten catties of draw weight, or 5.2 grain-per-pound.春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-3318859023081351202017-11-22T15:06:16.394-08:002017-11-22T15:06:16.394-08:00Great article! I didn't expect so many arrows ...Great article! I didn't expect so many arrows design and combination! It was also really interesting to see anti-horse arrows; is there any other info on the subject?<br /><br />Also, which was the average weight for arrow? And how many arrows were carried by archers? And did you know any sources/account of armor being defeated by some of these arrows? Thank you so much!Gunsen Historyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851013673959315671noreply@blogger.com