Tanged Iron Arrowheads

[Alanus]

Thanks, Dan

The idea of these larger versions being javelin heads makes sense. The whole idea of keeping your point as light as possible gives greater distance, and these heads could only be used for "short shots." They were included as trilobed examples, but I was skeptical of their origin and use.

I might add that the elongated version (top photo) had the greatest penetration, better than the "broadhead." However, both styles caused bleeding almost impossible to stop. I would imagine the wounded person would die of infection within a week.