Arrows?

[PhDBrewer]

This is one of the oldest firearm known to shoot arrows.
Great write up by Michael Trommer. (As usual!)
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7499

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

An original:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15788&highlight=arrows


See here for an old post of someone here shootin’ arrows out of a hand gonne:

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/arrows-in-handgonnes-work-real-well.19263/

 

[TobJohn]

The Chinese and Koreans used them as some of the first MLRS system:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huo_Che

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwacha

 

[rickystl]

Period experiments shooting arrows from a gonne seem to be a natural progression from the crossbow.

Rick

 

[smoothshooter]

You might want to have a look at Robert Held's Age of Firearms. I don't recall what exactly is in there, but Held is likely to have something.

Robert Held’s book “ The Age of Firearms “ is the single best reference for firearms and gunpowder development and use from their inception through the 1870’s.
The peripheral information included therein about warfare, politics, superstitions, human behavior, and the various social classes is fascinating and sometimes pretty funny. Possibly the most enjoyable book I have ever read. I still pull it out and read parts of it at times.
The book contains copies many period woodcuts and very high quality detailed drawings of the guns and related items. The detailed drawings were done by the author’s VERY skilled wife.
This book was the very first book on the subject matter I ever got. I was 13 years old at the time. (I am 68 now).
Copies are still available on the internet, surprisingly. Not very expensive either. I bought a spare in excellent condition for something like $18 or $23 or something like that. They are typically large, soft cover.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough.