A short, stout crossbow quarrel of seasoned hardwood, trimmed to the weapon’s channel and fitted with a simple iron head and two thin leather or boiled-wood vanes glued near the nock. Crossbowmen of every stripe — town watch, convoy guard, mercenary — draw these by the dozen from a belt-quiver, since the bolt is cheaper to make than an arrow and simpler to stack for volley fire against unarmoured foes.
Standard Bolt
Stout hardwood quarrel, simple iron head; cheap volley fire against unarmoured.