Historically accurate amount of arrows?

[allthesedamnnamesaretaken]

I don't think the issue was how many they could physically carry

I think that is the issue. How many arrows should there be in a M&B quiver for your archers to take into battle?

[Llew]

I think that is the issue.

That's what wagons are for. Or pack horses. As for M&B, well, I can think of worse problems than what weight to give a bag of arrows.

[allthesedamnnamesaretaken]

I don't like my archers running out of arrows in middle of a battle. I've always wrestled with the issue of modifiying quivers to a reasonable amount of arrows to give them, and the weight associated with it. This is a huge problem without a hold fire command and the archers' love of shooting corpses.

[Llew]

I don't like my archers running out of arrows in middle of a battle. I've always wrestled with the issue of modifiying quivers to a reasonable amount of arrows to give them, and the weight associated with it. This is a huge problem without a hold fire command and the archers' love of shooting corpses.

Considering the fact that most archers in M&B are not heavily armored, I doubt 5lb is going to make that much difference. I mean, it's not like they are running around all the time.

[Feanaro]

10 pounds actually, assuming a low estimate of 1000 grains per arrow... though the outcome is much the same.

[allthesedamnnamesaretaken]

The largest leather quivers I've found for sale (http://www.by-the-sword.com/acatalog/Archery_Accessories.html) hold in excess of 30 arrows. I've always modded my quivers to 30-36 arrows, with a correspondng proportional weight increase. But if they carry 10 pounds, then I can give them a lot more:  46 assuming 1500 grains each, or 70 at 1000 grains each

A problem is that I don't think M&B lowers the quiver weight as you shoot off arrows, so your archers are effiectively gimped in melee because of the encumbrance. Thankfully, they're squaring off against some throroughly punctured enemies.

[Feanaro]

You can't reasonably fit 70 arrows into a quiver, no matter the weight. It's just too large and bulky. A stationary archer could have had that many but imagine trying to prance about in M&B style with 70 arrows on your back. It's not the weight, it's the bulk.

[allthesedamnnamesaretaken]

I'll just have them carry these:
 

[Archonsod]

Or perhaps carry more than one quiver?

[allthesedamnnamesaretaken]

In real life, maybe. But in M&B you would use up a another weapon slot. So for imagination's sake, my archers will be carrying one big ass arrow backpack-basket

[Feanaro]

Or perhaps carry more than one quiver?

Preposterous. Where ya gonna put it, on yer leg? Waddlin' around with yer bastard sword, 7000000 arrows, and coat o' plates. Bah. Use one arrow and just stab 'em all in the eyes.

[Merentha]

Or perhaps carry more than one quiver?

Preposterous. Where ya gonna put it, on yer leg? Waddlin' around with yer bastard sword, 7000000 arrows, and coat o' plates. Bah. Use one arrow and just stab 'em all in the eyes.

Yes, actually.  Last I heard, a quiver on the side was standard for war quivers, while the stereotypical back bag was used for hunting. 

[Feanaro]

Yes, actually.  Last I heard, a quiver on the side was standard for war quivers, while the stereotypical back bag was used for hunting. 

That's not exactly on yer leg but basically true, from what I understand.

[Aqtai]

I know I've used these before, but I'm using them again to illustrate why you can't carry too many arrows in a quiver. The first 2 show mannequins kitted out as a 15th century Turkish horse archer and 17th century Mughul (Indian) horse archer. The last 2 show a reenactor kitted out as a 17th century Mughul horse archer:

[allthesedamnnamesaretaken]

I don't see how that proves you can't carry a lot of arrows. If anything, you'd be able to carry more quivers on a horse by securing it to the saddle instead of on your person.