Arrow Head & Sling Penetration & Exsanguination:

To be, or not to be, that is the question:

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,

Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,

Hamlet, Act 3

We may all need to think about these "monkey powered" edged and blunt tools in the close future ... needs must & all that.

You know the direction that gun ownership is headed .. Take a look at UK, Australia, and now .. here in New Zealand. But all is not yet lost as the early manual powered hunting tools sufficed in their day

Tod Cutler puts forward a likely way for removing barbed arrows from muscle.- I didn't realize that bow hunting had such specialized technology and science - armor piercing, chain mail.
Arrow heads vary widely in form: Crescent shaped and blunts ... Links to his videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McnKrV0aDjo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxHcSSyOTd0

Back in the world of firearms and ballistics there are still occasional new developments arising - but Tod demonstrates how ballistics worked a few thousand years ago with slings ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaQRNj0WpYU

Lead Roman Sling 'Bullets'.

An interesting joker eh.

Marty K.