[MR] Siege Weapons

[Siegfried Sebastian Faust]

>Amo-no greater then 1 pound, has to be red. Fighters have to have a easy 
>way to distinguish seige ammo that kills through a shield. "If it is red, 
>you are dead."

Just a quick note, and not to go into the different classes of ammunition 
and weapons but ...

This topic of ammo coloring was brought up a little while back on the 
SCA-Siege mailing list.  By the SCA rules, any 'javelin' type ammo (ie, 
ballista bolt), is required by SCA rules to be marked with a yellow spiral 
down the length of the shaft.

It was mentioned that this was to do, as is suggested above, easily tell 
the difference between a 'killing through shield long pointy thing', and an 
arrow.

The other types of ammo (4-tennis ball clusters & 1-lb foam rocks) are easy 
to distinguish by sight.

However, it was suggested, and implemented in other kingdoms, to 'go with' 
the yellow rule, and require yellow taping on these as well (whether 
completely covered in yellow, or 'spiraled' could be up to local rules, or 
the maker).

In any case, just thought I would bring that up.  We can go with red if we 
wish, but the red ballista bolts must be spiral wrapped in yellow if 
so.  Or we can leave the yellow spiral ruling and require it on clusters 
and rocks as well!

In Service,
Siegfried



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Lord Siegfried Sebastian Faust    Baronial Web Minister & Archery Marshal
Barony of Highland Foorde        http://highland-foorde.atlantia.sca.org/