weights as broadheads, without getting lodged in target materials and causing excessive damage upon removal. Safety arrows are designed to be used in various forms of reenactment combat, to reduce the risk when shot at people. These arrows may have heads that are very wide or padded. In combination with bows of restricted draw weight and draw length, these heads may reduce to acceptable levels the risks of shooting arrows at suitably armoured people. The parameters will vary depending on the specific rules being used and on the levels of risk felt acceptable to the participants. For instance, SCA combat rules require a padded head at least in diameter, with bows not exceeding and of draw for use against well-armoured individuals. The Australia/New Zealand based SCA Kingdom of Lochac use bows and much smaller safety arrow heads similar to modern rubber bird blunts for their combat archery as these more accurately simulate real arrows. See also Elf-arrow Stone tool Elfshot Thunderstone (folklore) Projectile point Bodkin point References External links American Indian relics Archery Hunting equipment