Last summer I was commissioned to make bows and arrows for a documentary paid for by the National Park Service featuring a re-enactment of the Little Bighorn Battle. Much has been made of the poor cavalry having only single shot rifles and the Sioux carrying repeating Spencers. Fact is, a huge number of the 7th died of arrow wounds. To that end, they gave me 2 wks to crank out what you see in these photos and much much more.
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"Hero shot" arrows, meant for close up filming:
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Artificial eagle feathers to be tied in hair or on lances:
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Casualty arrows, to be inserted into "dead" actors:
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These are some very special Casualty Arrows, they were recycled from the little film you may have heard of, "Dances with Wolves". They belong to a very good friend of mine and he wanted to see them used again in another film:
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The DVD is supposed to be released some time this winter and since it is now more than 12 months since filming, I guess I am released from any confidentiality agreements. Especially since none of my photos are from the actual filming.