Combat archery - crossbow quiver

[Malek]

I made this for my Archos' husband. (both good friends)
Wax hardened sides and bottom. Dyed with a diluted Oxblood dye to counter the darkening effect of the waxing.
6oz chrome-tanned cream-colored leather dyed yellow.
Artificial sinew stitching. Black nylon twine on the side dividers. White nylon twine on the bottom.
Dividers are old political signs that are corrugated plastic - spray-painted black.

The idea is to allow the combat bolts to stack into the divided columns. There is enough room for 3 columns of 8 and maybe a couple more on the top.

Belt loop and rings for a shoulder strap for plenty of carrying options.

I did steal the design after seeing something similar made of duct tape and cardboard.

Pictures:
Overall


Back


Inside


Dividers


I am delivering it on Sunday, so I'll snap a few pix with the bolts in it and loaded for next war season.

[Cian of Storvik]

I had tried slots a long time ago and found that my arrows still kept getting hung up on each other. I think for bolts slots should be great.
I gravitated to having each arrow in it's own tube. I couldn't carry as many but they never got tangled, and you could run as fast as you're able and they wouldn't spill all over the place. I had a couple of quick-load "cassettes". Run back to rez point, pull out the empty. Slap in the full cartridge.

Just for a throw back view, I came across a pick of my quiver(s) from my first big event about 7 years ago. This was my Joe Nameth days (white tennis sneaker wearing).
The hip quiver held 13 and the back quiver I think held 10. So without a reload I had almost 2 dozen arrows. (I loved the atlantian ensign back in those days). I wound-up just making the hip quiver to hold 2 dozen. Pulling from the back quiver was hard in armor and the helm caused a lot of interference.
-Cian

[Malek]

Cian,

Thanks for the insight. I have seen tube-quivers for combat archers around An-Tir. You are correct in that they prevent tangling but limit your ammo.

My war-basket allows me to carry 48 arrows to the field. I do have to be a little careful about pulling my arrows, but if I load them with a little care at the res point, it's not much of an issue. It works for me, and I don't have to reload as much.

I delivered the quiver yesterday. He was overjoyed and immediately piled all of his bolts in it - the 22 bolts he has on hand only filled it about 1/2 way. He is now thinking it will easily hold 40+ bolts making him a shooting machine on the war field. Now he is anxious about getting to the next war practice.

And to show how the bolts stacked in the slots: