<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Message: 3</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:28:24 -0400</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">From: Robert Day via Atlantia <</span><a href="mailto:atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">atlantia@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To: "'Merry Rose'" <</span><a href="mailto:atlantia@atlantia.sca.org" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">atlantia@atlantia.sca.org</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Subject: [MR] Mandrake style 2" tips on fiberglass spears</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Message-ID: <005401cfbb44$7d59ef90$</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">780dceb0$@</span><a href="http://cox.net/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">cox.net</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">At the meeting with the Society Earl Marshal, we were informed that there</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">have been 4 reported cases of helm penetrations by the Mandrake style 2"</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">tips. In several cases, the thrust penetrated with sufficient force to</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">bruise the fighter face. Both the tips and the helms were inspected and</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">within specifications. There was also a new report from the Earl Marshal of</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">the East of a 5th helm penetration that occurred at Pennsic. In all 5</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">reports, the common factor is that they were all in use on fiberglass</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">spears.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">There have been no reports of helm penetrations by the Mandrake style 2"</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">tips when used on rattan weapons.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Because of this and in accordance with section VII-A-10 of the Society's</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Marshal's Handbook, Mandrake style 2" tips are no longer acceptable as</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">thrusting tips on fiberglass spears in Atlantia. This means that Section</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">VII-D-5 of the Society's Marshal's Handbook is no longer valid in Atlantia.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Baron Otto von Schwartzkarz</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Earl Marshal</span>
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