[Ansteorra] Questions regarding slings & Tavern Fights

[Bill Tait]

Slings are specifically not legal.

>From Society Marshal Handbook, VII A 13:


13. No missile weapons intended to simulate firearms, slings, slingstaffs,
nor Atlatl's can be used on the field
of Armored Combat

And in all honesty, a period-used sling was most lethal against rabbits than
armored fighters. (Except possibly to the face).

I believe one of the reasons for disallowing slings is one of safety. The
cord could either enter a bar grille, or wrap around a throat.

William Arwemakere

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:08 PM, Sher M <runa.herd at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I'm working on getting qualified as a combat archer (crossbow).  However
> (isn't there always one) I've been reading the Florilegium regarding slings.
>  Why can't they be used as either a primary weapon or a secondary weapon?
>  I've discovered I'm pretty good for first time sling user.  Could find
> nothing about SCA legal "rocks" for slings so I got some small Nerf type
> footballs and duct taped the dickens out of them turning them into a sphere
> shape (i.e. more or less round).  I know what I can do with a rock but
> figured if I threw a rock at an Armored Combat Fighter he/she would hit me
> back, hard and over and over again.
>
> And if slings are legal to use on the field who would authorize you?
>  Thrown Weapons?  Siege Weapons?  Would the "rocks" have to be covered in
> yellow duct tape?  What would be the minimum and maximum size/weight limit?
>
> Which brings up another question.  How does one determine what is a SCA
> Tavern Fight Legal Weapon?
>
> Lady Runa of The Thundering Herd (wannabe slinger)
> Barony of Raven's Fort
> Knight Marshal
> Apprentice to Mistress Shanahan
> Bronze, Tidal Thunder
> Amazon Household
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