[Illustration: Fig. 4.]
The quiver is a tin case somewhat in the shape of the quiver usually
represented as forming part of the equipment of Robin Hood and his
band; it is not now, however, used as part of the personal equipment
of the archer, but is employed simply for the purpose of protecting
the spare arrows. It is made of all sizes, to hold from six to three
dozen arrows, and is provided with a cover and lock to make all
secure. The best receptacle for arrows, however, is the box which is
now almost universally used; in it each arrow has a place to itself,
and by this means overcrowding is prevented and the feathers preserved
unrumpled.