Turkish whistle arrows in action (video)

Kviljo · Post by **Kviljo** » Sun Oct 30, 2016 10:48 pm

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.

Adam Karpowicz · Post by **Adam Karpowicz** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 1:49 am

Thanks for posting. I have always wondered about the sound.

Adam

Gokmen · Post by **Gokmen** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 11:41 am

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

Kviljo · Post by **Kviljo** » Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:45 pm

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.

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Mon Jan 16, 2017 4:37 am

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.

Kviljo · Post by **Kviljo** » Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:30 pm

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.