Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 947 | The head of the war arrow, too, is fastened less securely to the shaft than is that of the hunting arrow. |
| 1 | 948 | The point thus, by intent, if the shaft is pulled out, is likely to linger in the wound. |
| 1 | 949 | Sometimes it is possible to thrust the arrow through the body, break off the point and then withdraw the shaft backwards. |
| 1 | 950 | At other times, if the point becomes dislodged in the body, it is common to seek it with a bone or greenwood probe, and then, when one has found it, attempt to work it free with a knife. |
| 1 | 951 | There are cases where men have survived this. |
| 1 | 952 | Much depends, of course, on the location of the point. |
| 1 | 953 | The heads of certain war arrows and hunting arrows differ, too, at least in the case of certain warriors, in an interesting way, with respect to the orientation of the plane of the point to the plane of the nock. |
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The head of the war arrow, too, is fastened less securely to the shaft than is that of the hunting arrow.
The point thus, by intent, if the shaft is pulled out, is likely to linger in the wound.
Sometimes it is possible to thrust the arrow through the body, break off the point and then withdraw the shaft backwards.
At other times, if the point becomes dislodged in the body, it is common to seek it with a bone or greenwood probe, and then, when one has found it, attempt to work it free with a knife.
There are cases where men have survived this.
Much depends, of course, on the location of the point.
The heads of certain war arrows and hunting arrows differ, too, at least in the case of certain warriors, in an interesting way, with respect to the orientation of the plane of the point to the plane of the nock.
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter )