Turkish whistle arrows in action (video)
Today I found some time to record the sound of two 18th century Turkish whistle arrows (replicas). I have a feeling it might have been a good while since this type of arrow was shot...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN4CClvtWR0
I do also make these whistle heads for sale, if anyone is interested. The price is 22 euros.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN4CClvtWR0
I do also make these whistle heads for sale, if anyone is interested. The price is 22 euros.
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Thanks for posting. I have always wondered about the sound.
Adam
Adam
These are amazing. Bone or horn?
Can you also make baspare gez (one piece horn nock) like on war arrows?
e.g. http://turcica.museum-kassel.de/200379/ ... bjekt.html
or http://www.tuerkenbeute.de/sam/sam_waf/DXVI_02_de.php
Can you also make baspare gez (one piece horn nock) like on war arrows?
e.g. http://turcica.museum-kassel.de/200379/ ... bjekt.html
or http://www.tuerkenbeute.de/sam/sam_waf/DXVI_02_de.php
Sorry for the late reply, Gökmen. The whistle heads are made of bone. If you'd like I'd be happy to make some Baspare nocks for you. I do have some original ones, so they could be made quite authenticly.
I know Grayson made some whistling arrow copies of some of his original Turkish ones. I do not think anyone else has attained that distance with any whistling arrows so you must have achieved excellent aerodynamic form.
Congratulations.
Maybe you could make some for a siper, but they might go too fast to whistle.
Congratulations.
Maybe you could make some for a siper, but they might go too fast to whistle.
Thank you. I was impressed with the distance of these arrows as well. 280 with the azmayish arrow with rather large fletchings was also a bit of a surprise to me too. It is much larger than the pishrew arrows, and not that much difference in distance.
I hope to have a lighter practise bow ready for this season. Hopefully that will lead to some better control for the siper. I am not yet properly familiar with it - especially with how it should be combined with torqueing the grip.
I hope to have a lighter practise bow ready for this season. Hopefully that will lead to some better control for the siper. I am not yet properly familiar with it - especially with how it should be combined with torqueing the grip.