[Ansteorra] Questions regarding slings & Tavern Fights

[Ld.blackmoon]

greetings

sorry , I feel I must expose the image this post brought to mind: )

( oh before anyone screams,  this is a joke. )

an sca legal " sling"

all cords must be incased in at least 1.5 inch thick foam to prevent 
unauthorized helm entry, then wrapped in fiberglass tape to prevent things 
like armor and shields damaging the foam, no compression of the foam is 
allowed, and the cords may not be used as a striking surface.
the sling pouch shall have a semi rigid 2 inch wide by 2 inch thick foam 
anti penetration device so as to prevent unauthorized helm entry , again 
then wrapped in fiberglass strapping tape to protect the foam from 
damage.and the sling pouch may not be used as a striking surface.
ammo: all ammo shall be confined to regulation size marshmallows,wrapped in 
1.5 inch foam , with no compression to the marshmallow allowed, then wrapped 
in fiberglass strapping tape to protect the foam.
addendum to weapons use restrictions, ammo may not be used if outside temp 
is more than 50 deg f. to prevent marshmallow from melting , " excessive " 
temps could in theory cause the marshmallow to melt, allowing unauthorized 
messy armor, and possible unauthorized helm entry .

for those with a restricted sense of humor :
" the above description is in no way a description of an even semi legal sca 
weapon , please see your local knight marshal for a more complete listing of 
weapons both banned and usable "
however this is most likely a close approximation of what would be passed " 
if " it ever was passed , so you can see it would no longer be a sling once 
all the safety items were added : (

Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
Arthur

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tait" <arwemakere at gmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Questions regarding slings & Tavern Fights


> Engenulf, I still haven't committed the Ansteorran book to memory... Give 
> me
> a week :)
>
> Vincenti beat me to the thrown weapons range safety issue, but my
> explanation involved Orphans and Nuns (tm) in danger when passing by a
> novice slinger. :)
>
>
> By all means, try to get the Society rules changed. I would suggest to you
> though that it will not happen. You'd be asking to allow a cord, 
> potentially
> travelling at a quick rate of speed, which can easily enter a legal helm
> opening to be allowed on the field. That in itself will kill the idea 
> right
> at the beginning. Add that you'd be asking for a rule change that will add 
> a
> very small number of people to the field. In 12 years fighting, I've only
> met one slinger, and 3 others who used staff slings (this in a Kingdom 
> with
> 240+ authorized CA).
>
> If you want to use a missile weapon that requires "more skill" (quotes to 
> as
> not to offend their users), pick up a combat handbow. To become truly
> effective with a handbow takes a good deal longer than with a crossbow.
>
> Of course, that my biased opinion :)
>
> William Arwemakere - handbow wielder since 1999, had a crossbow, one of
> JP's, it was nice :)
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2011, Chris Zakes <dontivar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As a broad generalization, if you make the "weapon" out of soft
>>> materials--typically foam and duct tape, maybe a golf tube for
>>> stiffening--then the only limits would be your own imagination, and
>>> the only restriction is that you want something that will kill your
>>> friends, not hurt them. They'll still need to be inspected by a
>>> marshal.
>>>
>>
>> I Have Heard that, in the early days, someone tried a flail made from
>> some sort of rod + plastic chain + a Nerf football, as they thought
>> Nerf would be soft enough.  As I heard it: wrong, the crack-the-whip
>> effect made it hit very hard, and because it was on the end of a
>> chain, it wasn't very controllable.  And so (the tale ended) they
>> banned all flails, nunchuks, and their ilk.
>>
>> Have I indicated strongly enough how hearsayish the story was?
>>
>> Daniel Lindocolina
>> --
>> Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com
>>
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