ANST - Better Bannering

Ghislaine Fontanneau/Elayne Hoover elyh at wcc.net
Sat Feb 7 21:39:31 PST 1998


Kateryn Heathrydge wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 05 Feb 1998 19:54:43 -0800 Keith Hood <jemuga at freewwweb.com>
> writes:
> >>From Tomonaga:
> >
> >The answer to the bannerman problem is simple--the Japanese in later
> >periods used the sashimono.  This was a lightweight rig of bamboo
> >lashed
> >on or set in sockets fixed to the back of a man's armor. It would have
> >an
> >upright with a crosspiece lashed to the upper end, supporting a
> (snip)
> 
> I like the idea, but how well would it go over with the marshals at armor
> inspection?
> 
> Kateryn Heathrydge

How many people could you wipe out just by tripping over a rock....?  If
the banner-pole were in your hands, you could plant it before you fall, 
but if it's strapped to your back there is nothing to prevent you from
conking all your friends on the head as you go down.

Ghia

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Madame Ghislaine Fontanneau 
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