[Archers] Bolt caps

[Groff, Garth (ggg9y)]

Noble friends,

Does anyone here know of a source for bolt end caps? Does anyone here use them at all?

I was curious about the possibility of creating some period bolts with leather fletching. To make the fletches stay in place, I envisioned mounting a single piece of leather sticking out both sides in a slot cut into the bolt end, much as you would when inserting a horn reinforcement in a period arrow. I think something like a cap would be needed to make the bolt safe to shoot, given the force put on the end by the string.

Any thoughts?

Yours Aye,

Lord Mungo Napier, The Archer of Mallard Lodge
Read "The Tale of Mungo Napier":
http://people.virginia.edu/~ggg9y/napier1.html


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