Masiakasaurus wrote on Nov 28
th, 2011 at 9:18am:
Just make a regular 2 piece mold, and have a cone shaped plug that fits into the base of the mold so the socket won't fill with bronze. The plug would have to have 2 tines at it's base to keep i from falling into the mold.
Would be a bit hard to make, as the arrowhead is triangular (has three vanes). The barbs
could be made with a file, making the mould simpler.
Or, are you thinking something like this?
piteraq.dk/images/pilform.png
A triangular arrowhead like this, makes some real nasty wounds, that take a looooooooooooooooooong time healing. The Scythians compounded that by smearing them with poison and a bacteria soup (Clostridium tetani, C. perfringens, etc.) made from rotting flesh and other unhealthy stuff. Very likable fellows