ARCH - Combat bolt questions...

Bob Dewart gilli at seacove.net
Sun Feb 25 20:24:08 PST 2001


Ah, the maze of paper work and the unspoken.  Amazing how many things that
could pertain to.  Sorry you couldn't make it upto the event.  Atr least I
didn't see you the few times I made it out of the kitchen.

Gilli

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pug Bainter" <pug at pug.net>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: ARCH - Combat bolt questions...


> Harry C. Billings (psobaka at mail.myriad.net) said something that sounded
like:
> > In Ansteorra the head must be 1 inch long with the hole for the shaft
1/2
> > inch deep.
>
> Okay, where did you find that rule? Or is it just an old rule of thumb?
>
> I couldn't find it in the Society nor Kingdom rules for combat
> archery. Now that might mean that it's in my BlackStar somewhere and
> I missed it. Minimum diameter, penetration and foam padding are talked
> about, but not length.
>
> Btw, I'm getting my rules from the Participants Handbook and Society
> handbook online at archery.ansteorra.org.
>
> ---- Begin of Ansteorra ----
> Combat Points: Quarrels shall have combat points as follows:
> a. Points shall have a minimum diameter of 1 1/4 inches
> b. Points shall not be designed to allow an entry of more than 1/2 inch
>    into any legal faceplate or visor.
> c. Points shall have a minimum of 1 inch of closed cell foam or the
>    equivalent on its striking surface.
> d. Points shall have a stop placed between the padding and the shaft
>    material that will not allow the shaft material to punch through the
>    padding. This stop must be a minimum of 1 1/4 inches in diameter.
> Note: "Thistle Missile" tips may be used, so long as they meet the
>    above standards. They must be taped to the wooden shaft securely using
>    reinforced fiber tape. These tips are NOT to be used in Rapier Combat
>    scenarios.
> e. Baldar Blunts and UHMW (Ultra High Molecular Weight Plastic) head
designs
>    are legal for both fiberglass and wooden shafted quarrels for both
>    longbow/re-curve and crossbow.  Baldar Blunts are NOT to be used in
>    Rapier Combat scenarios
> ----  End of Ansteorra  ----
>
> ---- Begin of Society ----
> 1.   Arrows must have a blunt head, such as a Markland or modified
Markland,
>      Thistle Missile, Baldar, UHMW, Morak or other SCA approved combat
>      blunt. The padded face of the blunt may be flat, rounded or
>      parabolic, but not pointed.
>
>           Fiberglass shafted crossbow bolts may not use Thistle Missile
>           blunts for heads.  Handmade blunts are required to have a
>           minimum of half an inch of resilient padding (measured after
>           taping) over the full striking surface of the face. The padding
>           should have progressive give and should hold up under repeated
>           impact. The blunt must have a finished diameter of at least
>           1 1/4 inches and must not be capable of being forced through
>           the one-inch opening of the bars of a combat-legal helm for
>           more than « inch.
>
> 2.   Padding on the face of a blunt which has compacted under use to less
>      than a half- inch in thickness must be replaced
> ----  End of Society  ----
>
> > Drill it the same diamiter as the shaft and force the shaft into it.
>
> Definately.
>
> > Don't forget to round off the front edge of the head with a 1/4 inch
> > round over bit in your router.
>
> I definately remember that. Although I don't know if I'll have time
> before Gulf War.
>
> Ciao,


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