03-18-2004, 04:31 PM
Well, the bodkin point seems to have been an armour piercing arrow point, so I suspect that in some cases, arrow did penetrate plate armour.<br>
Otherwise, there wouldn't be bodkin points...<br>
On the other hand I also remember an anecdote about crusaders coming back from a charge against the Saracens with so many arrows sticking out of their mail coats that they looked like porcupines. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 3/18/04 5:38 pm<br></i>
Otherwise, there wouldn't be bodkin points...<br>
On the other hand I also remember an anecdote about crusaders coming back from a charge against the Saracens with so many arrows sticking out of their mail coats that they looked like porcupines. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 3/18/04 5:38 pm<br></i>