Pennsic AMJ (ARCHERY-LONG)

[John Edgerton]

	The Archery Masterworks competition at Pennsic XXV was done on 
Aug 13th. There were two classes for entries:  Period (in which articles 
were judged for accurate replication and documentation among their 
attributes) and SCA Artifact (in which form, function and ingenuity were 
the primary attributes and not requiring documentation).  All articles 
could only be entered in ONE class.  There were over 40 entries and all 
of them were of very high quality. The scoring was tight and took a long 
time with many discussions among judges on fine points of technique.
 
IN THE PERIOD CLASS the winners were (in order):
Elkin du Verre .....................for a commemorative arrow ....19.2
Ailean Mac an Daroch...........14thC Crossbow.....................18.7
Tnek the
Ainissestor... arrows..........................................  .17.4
Eve Stoneheart......................flemish bowstring.............16.2
Grant Graeme de Menteith......Arab Returning Arrows......... .....16.0
Geoffrey St. Alban..................period targetarrows..... .....16.0
Ygraine of Kellswood...............leather bracer.................15.7
 
IN THE SCA ARTIFACT CLASS the winners were (in order):
Geoffrei St. Alban..................back quiver...................19.6
Grant Graeme de Menteith.....self bow.............................19.3
Kai McLean....arrows..............................................19.1
Micheala Isabella Botticello....ash longbow.......................18.7
Ailean Mac an Daroch...........crossbow (half bow style)..........18.3
Robert the Gray.....quiver........................................18.3
Trebor Stephenson ....crossbow....................................18.16
 
Scrolls were graciously presented by the Royalty of the East to the 1st 
place winners, but all of the gentles listed in the top 7 in their 
classes of entry deserve high honors as the articles were truly 
outstanding and the competition was worthy of a Knowne World class event.

There is an Archery Masterwork Judging planed for Estrella War. 
 
(by Ailean Mac an Daroch)