[Ansteorra-archery] Wooden Shafts for Combat Arrows and Bolts

Eadric Anstapa eadric at scabrewer.com
Sat Apr 5 16:21:21 PST 2003


Should be in next months Black Star.

Regards,

Lord Eadric Anstapa
Kingdom Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
eadric at scabrewer.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Dewart" <gilli at hot.rr.com>
To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2003 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Wooden Shafts for Combat Arrows and Bolts


> And when will this policy be published in the Black Star?
>
> Gilli
> Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eadric Anstapa" <eadric at scabrewer.com>
> To: <ansteorra-missile at ansteorra.org>; <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:19 PM
> Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Wooden Shafts for Combat Arrows and Bolts
>
>
> > Greetings to the Combat Archers of the Army of Heroes,
> >
> > After a great deal of consulting with my deputies, the Kingdom Archery
> > Marshals of other kingdoms, the Society Combat Archery Marshal, and our
> own
> > Earl Marshal, we have decided to implement an Ansteorran policy of
> >
> > "No NEW wooden shafted Combat Arrows or Bolts."
> >
> > This means that if you currently own wooden shafted combat arrows and
> bolts
> > that you may continue to use them and to repair them as necessary but
you
> > should not buy any new wooden shafts to replace shafts that are damaged
or
> > broken.  Instead your replacement shafts should be good quality
fiberglass
> > rod.
> >
> > We believe that by implementing this policy we are making the game more
> > simple, more safe, and more economical.
> >
> > Fiberglass shafts are as cheap as wooden shafts costing about 30 cents a
> > foot and in normal use they will essentially last forever.  The economic
> > advantages after just a single war are quite staggering.
> >
> > Eventually, as there are no more wooden shafts left, it will simplify
> > training and inspection as there will be fewer styles of arrows/bolts,
> > blunts, and APDs to familiarize yourself with and inspect.
> >
> > Finally, we will no longer be faced with any potential or perceived
safety
> > issues arising from broken and splintered wooden shafts on the
> battlefield.
> >
> > If you have any questions about this new policy please feel free to
> contact
> > your Regional Archery Marshal or contact me directly.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Lord Eadric Anstapa
> > Kingdom Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
> > eadric at scabrewer.com
> >
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