[MR] Armour inspections

[Jonathan Blackbow]

I believe this conv. parallels one that was had at Blue Mountain.  I think
you're talking about the new Street Hockey glove rule.  In the new
marshallate (SMS) rules, it specifically states that street hockey gloves by
themselves aren't considered minimum protection.  The conv. at Blue Mountain
ended with the theorization that street hockey gloves by themselves behind a
shield without a rigid basket weren't legal, but after rereading the rules,
I'm not convinced that they don't mean that street hockey gloves by
themselves aren't legal any more, period, whether they're behind a rigid
basket or not.

Forwarding to our KEM for comment.  Since I wasn't at Pennsic, though, I
have no useful input on what went on there.

The official wording:

Section VI, Subsection A, Rule 5, Sub-rule (e):  "Street Hockey Gloves are
NOT equivalent.  Street hockey gloves may be used in tandem with a
demi-gauntlet and basket hilt.  Street hockey gloves may also be used behind
a shield in tandem with a shield basket."

I.E., if it's behind a sword basket, it has to have a half-gauntlet covering
the wrist.

Regards,

Jonathan Blackbow
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon <haggis at checksix.net>
To: Merry Rose <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 9:32 PM
Subject: [MR] Armour inspections


> Did anyone else run into problems getting your armour inspected at
> Pennsic this year?  And I do refer specifically to having "an exposed
> thumb during a thrusting motion".
>
> I was told by two different marshalls (not the ones doing the
> inspections) that the standard street hockey gloves were "Society
> minimum standards", but the inspecting marshals told me that they were
> NOT SMS... the second marshal, after finding out I was from Atlantia
> shrugged and said "Oh, that explains it... Atlantia *thinks* these
> gloves are minimum standard" and passed me.
>
> Just wondering....
>
> Iain
>
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