Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: comsio on March 26, 2016, 05:19:06 pm
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Regarding native americans, were there differences between war and hunting arrows? A Lakota said yes, some bow makers said no.
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I think that depends largely on tribal and personal preferences. As best I can tell, most Cheyenne points were not barbed, but there are a lot of Kiowa and Lakota points that are. I think the barbed points were certainly for warfare. The points that weren't barbed could be used for either purpose. Curtis
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I would consider all of these war points. They are all barbed and several have a tapered bases so that they will pull off of the shaft. Curtis
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These could be used for hunting or war. They are easier to pull out of animals than the ones previously posted. Curtis
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Didn't some tribes use single side notch points so that the points would become lodged in their enemies when they attempted to remove the arrow? I can't imagine they would do this for hunting
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I'm not familiar with single barbed points on the plains, but it would not surprise me if they were being used somewhere in North America. CC
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Any arrow can be a war arrow. One report of a US Cavalry casualty in the Southwest recorded that an "Apache blunt headed arrow pierced the chest and killed him"
I have been told by that arrows that can be easily removed are hunting arrows and arrows with barbs are war arrows. I can imagine carrying both in a quiver.