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Revision as of 23:25, 16 May 2006
The bolt or quarrel is a short rod similar in appearance to an arrow and designed to be shot from a crossbow.
They might be fletched with two flights that might be made of feathers, leather, parchment or wood. The heads wre frequently of the bodkin type with sockets starting at about 14mm across. The shafts were shorter than arrows being around 12 to 15 inches long.
