[MR] CA and RAPIER......PLEASE READ!!!

[James.Harvey.Davis at pmusa.com]

Gosh,  
	I just love misinformation.  (not you Rupert).  There was no recent
Atlantian incident.  The incident in question was about 5 years ago and
happened from a conehead that was shot at the head at a relatively short
range.  

	While I personally think that the Baldar is overkill for the rapier
field, it's interesting to see that someone will ban a thing because of one
incident (reported incorrectly). 

	Oh well, it's not hurting my feelings any, it's just amusing.

	I cc'd Tessa.  Rupert would you please forward back to anyone who
ought to know?  

Gerlach Wiesengrund
White Scarf and former Archery Marshal 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rupert Gaddy [SMTP:rgaddy at bellsouth.net]
> Sent:	Sunday, March 31, 2002 10:22 AM
> To:	Sca. Org Atlantia at Atlantia.
> Subject:	[MR] CA and RAPIER......PLEASE READ!!!
> 
> Forwarded from the SCA Missile Combat group!
> 
> message: 3
>    Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 03:13:47 -0500
>    From: "TLW" <tessathehuntress at earthlink.net>
> Subject: new ruling combat archery and rapier
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> Due to safety concerns, as illustrated most recently by an incident in
> Atlantia that resulted in an apparent permanent injury, we regret that we
> must make the following ruling:
> 
> It is now forbidden to use Baldar blunts on the rapier field.
> 
> Current standards for rapier armor do not provide sufficent protection,
> especially for the neck and the back of the head. Due to these safety
> concerns we are looking at all blunts currently being used on the rapier
> field.
> 
> THL Tessa the Huntress, Deputy Society Marshal for Combat Archery
> 
> 
> THANK you for rapidly spreading this information Kingdom wide to all CA
> and
> rapier fighters...
> 
> Rupert the Persistent.
> 
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