Bodkin Point

A bodkin point or bodkin tip is a type of needle-arrowhead, designed to pierce armour, which was used extensively throughout the 1st millennium and first half of the 2nd millennium. In its simplest form, it is an uncomplicated squared metal spike, but more advanced forms exist.

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