[Artemisia] FWD: !!Great Sword Youth Combat!!

[James Lang]

I'll try and put together some pictures in the next few days and post them
to the militaris.

Sartakh

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 5:24 PM, <gryphon223 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Are there pics of completed swords or a tutorial somewhere online?  I'm
> having trouble visualizing the blades from the description below.
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "James Lang" <sartakh at gmail.com>
>
> > *Artemisia Youth Combat Experimental Weapon Standards*
> >
> >
> >
> > *GREAT SWORDS*
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *Age Division:*
> > I. Great sword is for use by division III (ages 13 to 15).
> >
> > *
> >
> > *
> >
> > *Cores:*
> >
> > I. 3/4" schedule 80 PVC pipe cores (this is the dark gray
> > pipe). Both ends must be capped and wrapped with a length-wise layer of
> > fiberglass filament tape. PVC must remain hollow. Filling PVC with
> liquid or
> > solids is prohibited.
> >
> > *Blade:*
> >
> > I. Minimum 1 ½" of closed cell foam padding (i.e. camp pad
> > or pipe insulation) is required for the blade edge of the sword and 1"
> on
> > the flat side of the blade. The tip must have a minimum of 2" padding
> beyond
> > the end of the core. Edges must be marked with contrasting tape.
> >
> >
> >
> > II. Pommel end requires padding 1" beyond end of cap and ½"
> > around the cap.
> >
> >
> >
> > III. No thrusting tip or but spikes.
> >
> >
> >
> > IV. Quillions or cross-guards may be constructed of leather or
> > plastic and must be covered completely with 1/2" of closed cell foam.
> >
> >
> >
> > V. All weapons must be proportional to the size of the
> > combatant.
> > Maximum sword length is 66" with a maximum haft length of 18"
> >
> >
> >
> > VI. Mass weapons should have no real mass.
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *Covers:*
> >
> > I. Cloth covers are highly recommended but not required.
> > They reduce the slap of duct tape and increase the life of the sword,
> plus
> > repairs to the sword are easier. Just pull off the cloth cover repair
> the
> > sword and slide it back on.
> >
> >
> >
> > II. If you use duct tape, do not wrap the tape around and
> > around the sword blade. Use two or three individual strips well spaced
> > wrapped loosely around the sword to hold things in place and then run
> one
> > layer of the tape the full length of the blade from top to bottom
> covering
> > all exposed foam. This will prevent the foam being compressed hard
> against
> > the Core of the sword. (One layer of tape only!!)
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *Armor:*
> >
> > I. Armor requirements are as per divisional standards but
> > thigh protection is recommended.
> >
> > * *
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *Combat*:
> >
> > I. Killing blows are per division standards except that a
> > blow to the shoulder or hip is also considered a killing blow.
> >
> >
> >
> > II. No thrusting.
> >
> >
> > On 3/10/08, Dawn Tavares wrote:
> > >
> > > Blast. Did that message show up for everyone else as one huge block of
> > > text with no returns?
> > > It was formatted correctly before I pushed the 'send' button.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why Hotmail is giving me this problem....
> > >
> > >
> > > Aurora
> > > befuddled
> > >
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Khans and princes change and die, but laws and customs of people are
eternal.

They are stronger than power.