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Glaukos the Athenian

And what, by the light of Apollo, is the accepted distance of a spear throw?

The Olympic javelin throwers are averaging 90 meters.... with the world record at more than 100 meters...

Not looking for trouble, just what the actual rule is.

Thanks!

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

Saritor wrote:From myarmoury.com:

Greek Hoplon: 31-39" diameter, ~15.5lbs.
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Sounds about right from Hanson

http://books.google.com/books?id=JVp8Pi ... ld&f=false

See the reference to Page 65 for the weight and inconvenience in carrying the shield..

Glaukos the Athenian

Baron Eirik wrote:Or ....

Mastercaster

Especially with one of these....!!

Glaukos the Athenian

Diglach mac Cein wrote:Call it -

The Squirecaster.

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So the All White version would be The Knightcaster ?

Glaukos the Athenian

Seamus Yanger wrote:I love that guy. Oh wait thats me.

That BEGS for an SCA shield shaped like an amplifier....

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armorbug wrote:http://www.boneclones.com/ms-201-set.html

Scroll down to get the individual prices. Hope this helps.

Great website!

Glaukos the Athenian

You may want to call the people below and ask more details about the size, considering that a suspension or padding will be necessary anyway. m They are cheap display helmets, but well made and more than suffucient for boffer and fancy garb purposes. Though IOTCUSA are wholesalers, if the people ab...

Glaukos the Athenian

Someone please illuminate my ignorance: I know the SCA, Inc. is a corporate legal person, and therefore can be party to legal proceedings. Are kingdoms legally recognized entities, (e.g. Kingdom of the East, Inc.) on their own or they exist legally under the corporate aegis of the Society? I was und...

Glaukos the Athenian

Does Atlantia consider that authorizing sword/shield to be different from say mace/shield? No. Nor Axe. Nor spear & shield for that matter, though to the best of my knowledge, there are literally no spear and shield fighters in Atlantia. Madus, if they were legal, would be part of a two sword a...

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You may want to call the people below and ask more details about the size, considering that a suspension or padding will be necessary anyway. m They are cheap display helmets, but well made and more than suffucient for boffer and fancy garb purposes. Though IOTCUSA are wholesalers, if the people abo...

Glaukos the Athenian

i think that if i can fudge something super light and attach it to my elbow it might work. are you suggesting wrapping something around my wrist to prevent chaffing or wrapping it around the silly vambrace? i guess either would work if i cant figure out something that will not interfere with my wri...

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Thorgrimr wrote:Thanks, G.

I take it that you like it, then?

Sorta....

Really, it is great. Thank you.

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

Pardon me YE, was that in response to what I wrote?

Glaukos the Athenian

given our excellent safety record to date i think we are just fine. but it seems a number of folks do not agree. perhaps im just not seeing all of these injuries and, if so, have to trust others when thinking about what armour must be worn to protect people. i think we are all interested in protect...

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A few months ago I asked Thorgrimr to make me a pilgrim's flask for events. As opposed to a bottel or other liquid carriers, the pilgrim's flask has a historical typology that goes back all the way to the Bronze age and is used will only minor modifications. The basic shape is made by joining two po...

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i dont think a physical defect that allows injury should be a reason to create more armour requirements. thats kinda like banning swimming pools because a quadruple amputee rolls himself off the diving board and drowns. regards logan As much as I am a fan of being well protected, I agree with HG Lo...

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I was reading Oswyn's post and I wondered this. It is evident that while some of this injuries DO happen, they are exceedingly rare. Armouring up beyond the minimum is sort of like getting insurance, it may work or not, and you hope you don't really need it. I was wondering whether there is a discer...

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SCA minimums protect against 8.1 g (125 gr) .357 SIG FMJ Flat Nose (FN) bullets at a velocity of 448 m/s Â± 9.1 m/s (1470 ft/s Â± 30 ft/s) and 15.6 g (240 gr) .44 Magnum Semi Jacketed Hollow Point (SJHP) bullets at a velocity of 436 m/s (1430 ft/s Â± 30 ft/s). Conditioned armor protects against 8.1...

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Ah, His Majesty is well versed in the Classics...

Glaukos the Athenian

is it leagal to 'counter weight' a spear? I've started fighting spear and shield and counter weighting my spear would reall assist suing it single handed. I tested doing that with a longer rattan spear and .490 lead round balls from my flintlock. By the time I had the thing balanced, it was too hea...

Glaukos the Athenian

Well, to Quote Sgt. Barnes in Platoon, There's the way it ought to be, and there's the way it is... That being said, since this is a sport, whether we like to see it described as such or not, the main objective should be to prevent injury in general. Because of the roughness of the sport, the rule t...

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On a side note, I have a thought about hoplite spears and the proper technique for their use. Imagine if that "counterweight" on the butt end is not a counterweight for improved handling at all. Think "slide hammer". Your Grace, To my knowledge, the historical version is a type ...

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Well, I was referring to the type of handle in the center of a scythe... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Scythe_user.png Which would have surely been used as an improvised weapon by peasants in case of necessity On the other hand, making an SCA legal Scythe would make the choice o...

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His Grace is a large pile of coolness...

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Ok, No shovel grips.

Has anyone ever PR-24rd a spear?

by adding something like this:

To a spear shaft?

Not that I mean or eve would like to use it, just curious...

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Please check your PMs.

Thanks,

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

I recalled the passage in "All Quiet in the Western Front" discussing the use of a sharpened shovel instead of a bayonet for trench warfare... But the bayonet has practically lost its importance. It is usually the fashion now to charge with bombs and spades only. The sharpened spade is a m...

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Balin50 wrote:Shovel handle

Glaukos the Athenian

I meant athletic tape for the cap. BTW I have not put anything on my 7" for one hand use. It got a bit scratched but nothing major. The glove in the gauntlet was good enough got get a grip on the spear shaft. For the cap it makes sense to use duct for its better resistance to abrasion... but ma...

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Diglach mac Cein wrote:For fiberglass, I tape a pvc pipe cap to the end, then wrap it with athletic tape. I wrap the handle to about 1 foot up from the cap.

For my rattan spear, leather cap/stop, no tape or anything for a grip.

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Why athletic and not duct tape?

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Sorry, I could not contain myself...

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Glaukos the Athenian

In the years I have been fighting the 1 thing I have enjoyed about our rules is they protect for and from the lowest common denominator. If 2 inch mandrake tips will be a standard option on fiberglass spears, it may be wise to add to the minimum armor standards. I would strongly recommend making xi...

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Aaron, As a user of a one handed spear, I can tell you that no fighter I know can manage an SCA 9 foot spear one handed the way a Greek Dory was used. First the Dory was 1 inch in diameter of light ash wood. Second it was balanced by a small spear point and a counterweight on the back. (see link to ...

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Torvaldr to the courtesy phone please...

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