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

[Bob Dewart]

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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