[Ansteorra-missile] Re: Ansteorra-missile Digest, Vol 25, Issue 4

[Mike]

Hi, Robin and everyone else.

First, I not upset nor did I take offense with your reply and I hope 
that you do not with my reply, which is not my intent here.  I get this 
type of respond all the time and I have tried to explain my thought 
process about this issue and it is more complex than what it appears to 
be on the surface.

It can be best sum up in a couple of  words - Honorable  and being 
Courteous or perhaps it is more correct to state being Chivalric.

It does look and even more importantly sounds strange to for me to be 
watching one of my arrows travel down range, instead of reloading and 
getting ready to to shoot again. There is extremely important reason on 
own my part to do so. It even more importantly to me as fighter whose 
weapon is the bow, rather than that of a sword and shield. The simple 
reason is one of honor and courtesy or being Chivalric on my part to be 
able to response back to my intended target with perfect honesty that I 
know exactly where my arrow had hit them.

And yes, I have waved fighters back onto the field when they have looked 
at me for verification and even more importantly when they HAD NOT asked 
and just  assumed that the arrow had been hit in a "good" or legal 
target area and assumed that arrow had hit true and just started walk 
off the field. This is especially true if the arrow had hit their helms. 

I much rather be certain that the "kill" was good not only in my 
intended target's mind, but more importantly in my eyes and mind. So, if 
there is any doubt in my mind, then I will signal to the fighter in 
question and even to the opposing side to get them to stop that fighter 
from walking off the field. I have done this since day one of stepping 
out on a SCA battlefield and I will continue to do so!

It has confused any number of fighters and even been surprising to a 
good many of them that I, CA, would wave them back onto the field rather 
than let them walk off the field, yet it has also been welcome and I 
have received far more honor from any of my intended targets when I do 
have done so - which is far better than any type of award or recognition 
one could hope for anywhere.

Then on the hand - I have to ask -
"Are you just messing with me?" :-)

Take care,

Michael Kettering



Robin Allen wrote:

> YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT RELOADING!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>     I do NOT wave with my full gauntlet, if I do then it is with the
>     bow as
>     well, I usually wave with my Archer's Gauntlet - you know the one
>     with
>     the next arrow to be shot at some bore fighter and/or another combat
>     archer. :)
>
>     Michael Kettering
>
>     John Moore wrote:
>
>     > Hi Mike, to clarify. Per Society rules adopted by Ansteorra. A
>     > archer may wear a full gauntlet with a archers gauntlet with a
>     > longbow. They may also wear two archers gauntlets if they choose
>     to.
>     > Crossbows can wear either set. Warning expect to be questioned at
>     > least once while having your armour inspected. Not all marshals are
>     > aware of this. I know I was questioned at GW this year by a
>     Meridian
>     > knight and was lucky that Duke Patrick Michael was there to let him
>     > know of the change.
>     >
>     > So keep wearing your! full gauntlet that way I can see you wave
>     when
>     > you shoot me.
>     >
>     > Iaen Mor
>     > John Moore
>
>
>
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