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Illustration of different types of medieval crossbow bolts (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Further noted, 2+3, with a more geometric head, is made for penetrating heavy armor where a sharper projectile might snap under the force of the impact.