An arrow with a perforated hollow bulb attached to the head so that it makes a whistling sound when fired.

It is historically by nomadic peoples in the Eurasian Steppe and the Japanese samurai and is still currently used in Yabusame where it is called Kabura-ya.

A whistling arrow can be fitted with an arrowhead such as a forked arrowhead. Otherwise, it acts as a blunt arrow.

Examples

with arrowhead

with forked arrowhead

See also

• yumi (bow)

External links

• Wikipedia: Kabura-ya

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