Ancient bow and arrow and crossbow arrowheads have several kinds of what each use

Arrowheads, commonly known as yafu, Han called arrowheads or dysprosium. In the late Early Stone Age, the ancestors have been used when hunting has been used to project, the earliest arrow has been more than 28,000 years ago. To the new era, stone arrowheads, bone arrowheads and clam arrowheads have been found. Arrowhead shape tends to diversify, there are biplane, trigonous, quadrangular, flat leaf, round rod-shaped.

To the Shang Dynasty, arrowheads have been made of bronze, in addition to hunting, mostly used in the battlefield, become a long-distance shooting weapons.

To the Warring States, Qin and Han arrowheads have a greater development. The shape of the three-winged, double-winged, three-pronged, four-pronged, double-winged double-tailed, three-winged three-tailed. In addition, there are poisoned arrows, that is, cast in the arrowhead on the poisoned slot, the poisonous powder coated in the slot, to increase the lethality. There is also a kind of "ring-tailed arrow" that "dysprosium", legend has it that the Xiongnu outstanding leader Bolden invented, dysprosium front end has a sharp edge, the back has a collar, collars, collars on the upper end with a gourd-shaped thing, on the 4 or 3 holes, with the help of a strong bow to shoot from a distance, the flight of sound, to send signals or alarms. The dysprosium is made of iron, bone and bamboo.

(1) vector: arrow alias, 〈广雅-释器〉: "vector, arrows also." "Vector, finger also. Officials have something to point to, swiftness."

(2) eight vectors: ① general term for arrows. ② eight kinds of arrows in ancient China: "Zhouli - Xiaguan - Division bow and vector": "take charge of the six bow four crossbow eight vector of the law ...... where the vector, in vain vector, Jieyi yi li fire shot, with all the guard city car war; kill vector, arrowhead vector, with all the near shot field hunting; streamer yi, 茀矢, with all the Eagle shot; constant yi, low-built veil, with all the scattered shot. " Zheng Xuan note: "this eight vector, the bow and crossbow have four yam, in vain vector, kill vector, streamer vector, constant vector, the bow used also, the prospective vector, brush arrow, 茀矢, 庳矢, crossbow used also."

(3) dagger: an ancient alias for arrowheads. Zuo Zhuan - Zhao - two six years: "Xiezhong shield tile ...... dagger people who three inches."

(4) a gun three sword arrow: a kind of arrow arrow for the flattened sharp triangle, arrow shaft made of wood or iron, for the bow to launch with, because it can be launched three at a time, so the name.

(5) Three-forked Arrow: a kind of arrow. Its style is similar to ordinary arrows, but the arrow for this fork-shaped, pointed blade, each side of the knife protruding outward, the whole arrow is flat.

(6) large feather arrow: a kind of arrow. The arrows and shafts are longer than ordinary arrows. Tang Du Fu's poem "Danqing Citation": "A good prime minister's head is crowned with an advanced sage, and a fierce general has a large-feathered arrow at his waist.

(7) Small Chisel Head Arrow: A kind of arrow. The arrow is shaped like a chisel head, the arrow shaft is thin, made of wood or. For sub-crossbow firing.

(8) Eider: a kind of arrow, "Six Towers - Tiger Towers - Military": "Eider thunder shadow from the vice. "Note": "Eider. Red stems and white habits, with iron for the head."

(9) flying gadfly: a kind of arrow. Han - Yang Xiong "dialect": "Arrow ...... its three sickle (prong) long feet six, called the flying gadfly." East Guanhan Ji: "Guangwu made gadfly arrows to attack the Red Eyebrows,"

(10) Unnocked arrows: a kind of arrow. The arrowhead is a flattened acute triangle, with the top corner as tiny as a needle. Arrow shaft made of wood or bamboo. For the Ming Dynasty bow shooting arrows.

(11) Featherless arrows: a kind of arrow. Also known as "featherless". Song history - military records ":" Hubei enjoys the West to create a featherless arrow. The top said: "arrows without feathers, can be described as exquisite."

(12) wood feathers: a kind of crossbow arrows. According to the "Song history - military records": "Song Zhenzong Xianping years, Shi Gui Song dedication wood feather crossbow arrows, can cause far, into the armor."

(13) wooden arrow: a kind of arrow. Made of wood.

(14) Wooden arrow: its style is similar to ordinary arrows, but the arrowhead is made of hardwood, the head is big and the tail is small in the shape of a drip.

(15) wood rabbit fork arrow: full length of two feet nine inches, arrowheads for the three-pronged vertebrae-shaped, behind the two crescent shovel-shaped teeth protruding towards the front, planted in the arrow shaft, rod made of poplar, the arrow feathers for the carving of the feather system. It is a bow and arrow of the Qing Dynasty.

(16) water arrows: two feet nine inches long, arrowheads made of iron, shaped like a shovel. Five minutes long, seven minutes wide, to be connected with the arrow shaft, bone cross to pear wood, arrow feather to carve feather system. For the Qing Dynasty bow and arrow.

(17) Wulong iron ridge arrow: iron. Arrowhead flattened snake spear. Fired with a bow.

(18) Crescent arrows: the same style as ordinary arrows, but the front head is crescent-shaped, with two pointed blades protruding forward. The whole arrow is flattened.

(19) Crescent arrows: two feet nine inches long. Arrowheads are made of iron, crescent shovel-shaped, one inch and a half long, one inch and two minutes wide, sharp head, arrow feathers to carve feather system. It is a bow and arrow of the Qing Dynasty.

(20) phoenix feather: a kind of crossbow arrow. Yuan "Southeast record of news": "Zhao Zhizhong system of wood dry arrow, can shoot 300 paces away, the name phoenix feather."

(21) half buckled arrow: arrowhead for the flat sharp triangle, the top tip of the tip as thin as a needle, the rear has two barbs, very sharp, arrow shaft made of wood or bamboo. For the Ming Dynasty bow arrows.

(22) flat title: a kind of arrow. Han - Yang Xiong "dialect": "arrow Ming arrowhead ...... is called flat title".

(23) ai leaf head arrow: a kind of arrow. Arrowhead for the ai leaf-shaped, pointed blade under the front oblique out of the if in the spikes, the whole arrow is flattened.

(24) arrow: the signaling arrow. Water Margin" 11th: (Zhu Gui) on the branch of the arrow, to the harbor defeat reed inside the folded reeds shot, Lin Chong said: "What is the meaning of this?" Zhu Gui said: "This is the mountain fortress of the number of arrows, a few moments there will be a boat."

(25) four buckling horse arrow: arrow for the flat conical, arrow shaft is made of wood, the end of the rod at the end of the buckle for the cross into the cross of the two crescent-shaped, this arrow is used for shooting horses. This arrow is used for horse shooting. It is a bow and arrow of the Ming Dynasty.

(26) four bearded arrows: a kind of crossbow arrows. Its style is the same as ordinary arrows, but there are four bearded arrows, carved with deep grooves on both sides, can penetrate armor. This arrow body process, can not be shot from a distance, commonly used waist open crossbow launch.

(27) White Feather: white feathers as arrow feathers, hence the name. Zhang Shoujie "justice" cited Wen Ying said: "lead bow end arrow dysprosium for full, to white feather feather arrow, so the cloud white feather also."

(28) leather top horn top small Park head arrow: arrow for leather wrapped cotton and become, arrow with rope tied to the arrow shaft, rod to wood or bamboo, this arrow is designed for maneuvers, confrontation with the use of shooting. Ming Dynasty bow and arrow.

(29) sheep's head: a kind of arrow. Han - Yang Xiong "dialect": "Where the arrowhead ...... three sickle (prong) is called the sheep head."

(30) Qi 鈚 arrow: full length of two feet nine inches, arrowheads made of iron, in the shape of a flat head spade, an inch and seven minutes long, seven minutes wide, rod to Yang wood system, the feather to carve the feather system, the Qing Dynasty bow shooting arrows.

(31) pole-head arrow: arrow for the flat-shaped double-pronged, shorter shaft, for wooden crossbow launch.

(32) clip bone package arrows: two feet nine inches long, the arrow for the iron five-pronged, and bone bone package is connected to the three inches and three quarters long, bone bone bone package to the animal horn system, ring through the ten round holes, the rod to poplar wood system, the feather for the carving of the feather system. Qing Dynasty bow and arrow.

(33) bamboo arrows: bamboo. See the six canons of the Tang dynasty - martial arts library order.

(34) kill vector: a kind of arrow. Named for its killing power. Zhouli Xiaguan Si bow and vector: "kill vector, fast vector, with all the near shooting, field hunting." Zheng Xuan's note: "Killing vector, saying that if you hit it, you will die."

(35) combined package whistle arrow: full length of two feet nine inches, the arrowhead is two inches a minute, for the flat square shovel-like, thin and sharp head, broad one inch and a half, to the bone bone cross five arrow shaft articulation, bone bone cross to the animal bone made of an inch long, conical, four holes on the pole to poplar wood, feather to carve the feather system. Arrows for bow shooting in the Qing Dynasty.

(36) fast arrow: horn arrowhead one inch one minute long, four minutes wide, like chisel arrow and small. See "qinghui dian tu - martial arts - fast arrow tu said".

(37) chisel arrow: head as broad as a spade. Song Meng Yuanlao "Tokyo Dreaming Records - driving to the Rizin Tower of the army to present a hundred plays": "and double willow branches inserted in the ground, several riders to chisel arrows, or bow or crossbow to shoot it."

(38) two open-shoulder arrows: head for the flat sharp triangle, after a triangular barb, rod for the wooden, for the Ming Dynasty Qi Jiguang made the bow shooting arrows.

(39) Lianzhu arrows: can be used for continuous firing. Qin and the Six Kingdoms Commentary: "Li Xin did not use a lance, lifted the bow to take arrows, shot three arrows, Zhang Ji fell off his horse."

(40) Soldier's arrows: used by infantry. See The Six Canons of the Tang Dynasty - The Order of the Arsenal.

(41) angle head arrow: full length of two feet nine inches, the head is made of iron, the shape of a needle, four inches and two minutes long, the rod is made of poplar wood, the feather for the carving of the feather system for the Qing dynasty bow shooting arrows.

(42) in vain vector: ancient arrow name. Zhou Li - Xiaguan - Division of the bow and vector ":" Where the vector, in vain vector, kill the vector, sharp fire shot, with all the defending the city car war ". Zheng Xuan note: "the vain vector, take the name of the variable star, flight has light, today's flying spear is also."

(43) gun head arrow: two feet nine inches long, the head is made of iron, shaped like the head of a long gun, three inches long, four minutes wide, pole to poplar wood, feather to carve the feather system, the Qing dynasty bow shot with arrows.

(44) erase the corner of the arrow: two feet nine inches long, the head is made of iron, shaped like a comb ridge ??? arrowheads, just in the back corner of the cut off a piece of two inches long, two inches wide and one minute, rod to Yang wood, feather to carve feather system. The arrow was used for bow shooting in the Qing Dynasty.

(45) dysprosium: rattling arrow. Arrow in the air at a rapid speed can make a sound. Historical Records - Xiongnu Liezhuan: "Boldon clever as dysprosium, Xi Le its riding and shooting." Jiejie: "Dysprosium and arrow sound when they fly."

(46) bell-flying arrows: a kind of rattling arrows. The arrow is a conical spearhead, the pole is made of bamboo, on which there are six to eight concave and convex square holes, and when the arrow is fired from the bow, a whistle will be sounded.

(47) Golden servant: a kind of arrow. Zuozhuan (左传-鲁庄公十一年)："In the battle of multiplying the hills, the Duke shot Nangong Changwan with a golden servant's arrow." Yang Bojun note: "Park Nun, the name of the vector, the name of the vector servant began ...... its meaning can not be forced."

(48) gold arrows: gold for the arrowhead and get the name, "the old tangshu scolded tom biography": "its lifting troops to seven inches of gold arrows for the deed", also known as "gold arrowheads and arrows."

(49) crossbow arrow: for crossbow arrow. The Han Book - Huo Guang biography: "Hedong Taishou suburban welcome, negative crossbow vector pioneer."

(50) rabbit fork arrows: flat oval arrows, sharp edges, after the cross, iron hooks divided into the front and back, pole and wooden, bow shooting arrows in the Ming Dynasty.

(61) harpoon arrows: two feet nine inches long, head such as palladium-shaped, one inch and four minutes wide, one inch and nine minutes long, divided into five iron teeth, each tooth with barbs, tooth tip, rod for Yang wood, feather to goose feather system, painted black. Qing Dynasty bow shooting for arrows.

(62) willow leaf arrow: its style and the same as ordinary arrows, but the arrow is shaped like a willow leaf. The whole arrow is flattened.

(63) buckwheat rib arrows: head for the flat spade-shaped, flat head, slightly concave backward in the middle, the back of the crescent-shaped barbs, rod made of wood or bamboo. Ming Dynasty bow shooting arrows.

(64) point steel arrows: its style is the same as ordinary arrows, but the arrow is small and pointed, followed by two small barbs. The whole arrow is made of pure steel and is flat.

(65) Jiu arrow: long shaft and thin head. Jiyun: "鈚木依矢." Han - Yang Xiong "dialect": "Arrowhead wide long and thin sickle is called ????????????????????????????????????????????????."

(66) eyebrow needle arrow: arrowhead front needle-shaped, the middle triangle, the back of the inverted crescent shovel-shaped, rod made of wood or bamboo. For the Ming Dynasty bow shooting arrows.

(67) the emperor's ceremonial attendant arrows: full-length three feet and one inch, the head is triangular, in the spine of the broad, one inch and six minutes, the head of the two inches and nine minutes long, pole to poplar wood, the feather to carve the feather system, lacquered vermilion red. For the Qing Dynasty bow and arrow.

(68) the emperor's large broad bone package arrows: three feet and one inch in length, triangular shape, the lower part of the cylindrical, with eight small holes, poles made of poplar wood, feathers carved feather system, lacquered green. It is a bow and arrow of the Qing Dynasty.

(69) the emperor's auspicious gift with the sentinel arrow: the length of three feet and one inch, the arrow is in the prismatic shape, flat and sharp, the arrowhead is mounted on the horn bone package, bone bone package made of animal horns, for the round, there are 8 holes on the arrow shaft made of poplar wood, the feather to carve feathers made of. The arrow is made of poplar wood and the feather is made of carved feather.

(70) the emperor's line of sentry arrows: the full length of two feet eight inches, the arrow for the gun head shape, there is a ridge, the lower part of the animal horns made of bone cross, flattened, two inches long, surrounded by eight holes, feather to carve feather system. The arrow is used for bow shooting in the Qing Dynasty.

(71) the emperor's attendant arrows: style with the emperor's ceremonial attendant arrows. It was used for archery in the Qing Dynasty.

(72) the emperor with the rabbit fork arrow: full length of two feet nine inches, the head of the six-pronged acute angle shape, after the four front curved hooks mounted on the bone packet, bone packet to the animal horn system, before the sharp after the round, an inch and six minutes long, surrounded by five holes, the feather to carve the feather system. It is an arrow for bow shooting in the Qing Dynasty.

(73) constant vector: a kind of arrow. For ritual shooting. Zhou Li - Xia Guan - Secretary bow and vector: "constant vector, paralyzed vector, with the scattered shooting." Zheng Xuan note: "Heng yi, Anju yi."

(74) Solon arrow: full length of two feet nine inches, the head is made of iron, three-pronged cone-shaped, two inches eight minutes long, five minutes wide, rod to Yang wood. For the Qing Dynasty bow shooting arrows.

(75) whistling arrow: arrowheads with bone horn whistle, hair whistle. Anciently known as "dysprosium". Qing dynasty called whistle arrow.

(76) duck's beak arrow: two feet nine inches long, the head is made of iron, flat shape, thin and sharp, to bone and rod connected to the intersection, pear wood system, the front of the slightly flattened arrowheads, the four sides of the ring, the rod of poplar wood system, the feather to carve the feather system. For the Qing dynasty bow and arrow.

(77) iron arrow: a kind of crossbow arrow. The arrowhead is cast in iron or copper. The center spine is high, each side has a groove, the groove can store poison. Arrowheads are equipped with a thin shaft, the assembly is not too tight, to insert the limit. Once the iron arrow into the human body. The arrow shaft will be out, and the arrow is embedded in the human body and can not be pulled out.

(78) Iron Park head arrow: arrowhead flat acute angle shape, after the inverted crescent shovel-shaped iron hook, the head of a small hole in the rod to wooden, for hunting or pass the number of the use of the launch of the "whistling" sound. For the Ming dynasty bow and arrow.

(79) iron rabbit fork arrow: two feet nine inches long, the head is composed of iron pieces of sharp triangle, two inches and five minutes long. Under the four forward protruding barbs, hook tip sharp, rod made of poplar wood, feather to carve feather system. For the Qing Dynasty bow and arrow.

(80) iron bone sharp cone arrow: its style and the same as ordinary arrows, but the arrow is narrow and especially sharp, can penetrate general armor. Also known as the "iron bone Li cone arrow".

(81) Iron Feather Big Chisel Head Arrow: the head size is larger, the shape is like a big chisel head arrow, the shaft is thicker, made of bamboo or wood, and the feather is made of iron for the launching of the Big Hopper Crossbow.

(82) wolf tongue human arrows: head is flat, two connected, pure round, rod made of wood. Exclusively for shooting horses.

(83) tiger arrow: two feet nine inches long, the head is made of iron, three-pronged, one inch and a half long, nine minutes wide, rod to poplar wood, feather to carve feather system. For the Qing dynasty bow and arrow.

(84) through the armor cone arrows: head for the conical, the front tip of the thick after a slightly thin, bamboo or wood pole, the Ming Dynasty bow arrows.

(85) bean bucket arrow: a kind of arrow. Head for the sharp triangle, in the ridge, the two rear corners of the sharp and protruding towards the back, rod made of wood or bamboo, for the three bow Dou Dou Zi crossbow launch.

(86) plum needle arrow: full length of two feet nine inches, the head is made of iron, similar to the horn arrow arrowheads, rod made of poplar wood, feather to carve feather system. Qing Dynasty bow arrows.

(87) spinach head arrows: head like spinach, flat blunt round, after two rows of barbs, are very sharp, rod to wood or bamboo. Ming Dynasty bow shooting arrows.

(88) Shovel arrow: the head of the front of the flattened pointed needle-like, the middle of the crescent-shaped shovel, the back of the sharp triangular shape, rod made of wood or bamboo, designed to shoot horses, the Ming Dynasty bow archery.

(89) chisel head arrows: head flattened like crescent shovel-shaped, rod made of wood, which is mostly used for shooting horses. Ming dynasty bow archery.

(90) tube arrows: made of bamboo arrow capsule, containing 15-20 branches, the capsule can be tied to the back or bound at the waist, the head for the flattened spearhead shape, the rod is made of bamboo, a foot and a half long, the rod end of the finch feathers for feathers. Ming Dynasty hand-thrown arrows.

(91) hail arrow: bone as arrowhead. Southern History - Qi Benji on: "Cangwu Wang gradually ferocious, repeatedly want to harm the emperor ...... and take hail arrows, a shot is in the emperor navel."

(92) Qi-Wei: Ancient feathered arrows made of Qi-Bamboo. Liezi Zhongni: "The bow of the Wu horn, the arrow of Qi-wei." Zhang Zhan note: "Wu horn, the Yellow Emperor bow. Qi, the name of a place, produces beautiful arrows; Wei, the feather."

(93) Tap Piece Arrow: Arrowhead for sharp triangular, in the middle of the ridge, the two rear corners of the sharp and protruding towards the back, the rod is made of wood, in the shape of a square prism. For hand-fired crossbow firing.

(94) Piece vector: bamboo arrow. Lv's Spring and Autumn Annals - your pawns" Gao allure note: "small said arrowheads vector, large said article vector." Nearby Chen Qiyou note: "'chapter' for the bamboo name. The article vector to bamboo for, not to gold for the front."

(95) swallow tail arrow: two feet nine inches long, the head is made of iron, flattened swallow tail shape, swallow tail tip slightly outward, two inches long, the tail tip width of one inch and a half, rod to poplar wood, feather to carve feather system. Qing Dynasty bow and arrow.

(96) streamer ① ancient tie raw silk to shoot birds and birds arrow. Historical Records - Laozi biography ":" walkers can be reckless, swimmers can be spandex, flyers can streamer." ② short arrows "Guoyu - Wu language": "Ten thousand people thought of a square formation, all white clothes, white streamer, plain armor, white feathers of the streamer, looking at it like a tamarind."

(97) whip arrows: short, flat head, sharp triangle, head fine needle-like, rod made of wood or bamboo. Arrows fired from copper slips in the Ming Dynasty.

(98) save bamboo arrows: head for the 3 on the even prismatic, in the ridge, rod made of bamboo, longer than the average arrow. Ming Dynasty bow arrows.