[Artemisia] Fwd: [Ansteorra] Fw: Theft at GW XVI

Thu Mar 22 10:24:59 CDT 2007

WOW these are Fernando and my old household members from Trimaris. Sad,sad statement on things.  
  If anyone needs contact info please let me know I am working on finding that.

  YIS, 
  Syeira

Maximillain von Passau <maximillian_von_passau at yahoo.com> wrote:

Greetings,

Just saw this on one of the Lists im on, thought it would be a good idea to fw to the kingdom list

Max

Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:36:43 -0500
From: "David Backlin" 
Subject: [Ansteorra] Fw: Theft at GW XVI
To: "CALONTIR" , "Ansteorra"

Cc: Tavern Yard 
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----- Original Message ----- 

> Greetings all,
> 
> Gulf Wars XVI was great, and later I may write up a
> nice post on the good times, but unfortunately, my
> first post must be about the really bad experience.. .
> 
> Sunday morning we discovered that someone had stolen
> most of our gear that I had left by our pavilion space
> Saturday evening at the battlefield. I should not have
> left it there overnight, however, we had left plenty
> of armor, weapons, etc. there during the week without
> incident. I have been in the SCA for over 25 years
> now, and, blissfully ignorant, have never had anything
> stolen before.
> 
> Whoever did this stole a goodly number of items of no
> small monetary value, probably more than a thousand
> dollars of stuff (in replacement value). But of more
> import, they stole from me an innocence, an ideal, a
> feeling of comfort and security. Now, when I take the
> field at the next foreign war, I will know that
> someone on that field may be a thief, a low, base,
> vile, dishonorable varlet. Now I will know that all my
> opponents and even my allies may not be honorable men
> and women of valor.
> 
> This was unfortunately not a case of mistakenly
> gleaned items, but of theft. Our very large weapon
> pile was picked over, the thieves left a couple of
> weapons they did not want. Crispin's armor bag was
> turned into Lost and Found, but the helmet and
> gauntlets had been removed from it and it was found at
> a different location than it was left. At least one
> other person also had her helmet and gauntlets stolen
> in a similar manner.
> 
> Please forward this email on to every SCA list that
> might prove helpful. The far corners of the Knowne
> Worlde should know these items are stolen. Maybe
> someone will notice someone coming home from the war
> with a bounty of new used weapons and armor. Maybe the
> theives will give themselves away somehow and justice
> can be served (a police report has been filed).
> 
> All told, there were 5 fiberglass spears, 5
> glaives/pole arms, 2 great swords, 2 long swords, 2
> chairs, 1 pavilion, 1 helmet and 1 pair gauntlets
> stolen from us.
> 

> 
> - - - - -
> 

> 
> All told, there were 5 fiberglass spears, 5
> glaives/pole arms, 2 great swords, 2 long swords, 2
> chairs, 1 pavilion, 1 helmet and 1 pair gauntlets
> stolen from us.
> 
> Spear: Nine foot long Black fiberglass shaft (older,
> thicker-walled variety of shaft) covered in wood
> grained contact paper; self-made thrusting tip,
> tapered, no shield hook; large knob end on the handle
> with black grip tape.
> 
> Spear: Nine foot long Brown fiberglass shaft (newer
> variety of shaft, very light) covered in very tattered
> wood grained contact paper; Mandrake Armory thrusting
> tip kit with shield hook; small knob end on the handle
> with black grip tape.
> 
> Spear: Nine foot long black duct taped shaft with
> decorative white crosses; self-made cylindrical
> thrusting tip; the spear was a few inches too long and
> did not pass inspection.
> 
> Spear: Nine foot long black and purple decorated
> shaft; self-made thrusting tip (tapered) with a
> decorative yellow fleur-de-lis on the thrusting tip's
> face.
> 
> Spear: Nine foot long red fiberglass shaft, un-taped,
> cracked slightly; self-made thrusting tip and shield
> hook.
> 
> War Glaive: Rattan 7 1/2 foot long shaft, has a unique
> bend to it with shaved sides; grip tape handle and
> grip at top of the haft; self-made thrusting tip and
> butt spike; self made flat teardrop shaped hand guard
> at the juncture of haft and blade.
> 
> Short Glaive: Six foot long shaft, blade silver and
> blue duct tape, haft covered with black duct tape and
> spiral wrapped with grip tape; thrusting tip and butt
> spike self-made using black rubber ball hitch covers;
> flat oblong hand guard at juncture of haft and blade.
> 
> Glaive: Apx. seven foot rattan shaft, stained to look
> like a darker wood; silver duct tape blade with black
> contrast edge.
> 
> Glaive: Apx. Seven and a half foot long rattan shaft;
> silver duct tape blade with black contrast edge; two
> large, red taped, busted-ass thrusting tips on either
> end.
> 
> Great Sword: Apx. six foot rattan greatsword, light
> and strong; shaved handle, silver duct tape with black
> tape contrast edge.
> 
> Great Sword: Apx. six foot rattan greatsword, light
> and strong; shaved handle, silver duct tape with black
> tape contrast edge.
> 
> Field Pavilion: "First Up" brand 10x10 popup pavilion,
> blue canopy, white metal frame; black triangular
> dagging sewn around bottom edge of canopy; patches
> with Tymm Gard's and the Triskele Legion's devices
> sewn over the "First Up" logos on the canopy.
> 
> Gauntlets: Mild steel mitten gauntlets; Blacksword
> Armory design and make; they were painted black with
> white letters drawn upon them.
> 
> Helmet: Mild steel bascinet with bar grille;
> Blacksword Armory original item. I will post links to
> pictures of the missing items later...
> 
> Swords: Inch and a quarter diameter rattan, shaved
> handles; Asgard black plastic cup hilts; silver duct
> tape with yellow contrast edges; no thrusting tips.
> 
> Chair: Wooden framed, short legged "Director's" style;
> beige mesh waterproof fabric back and seat; sold at
> Target stores.
> 
> Chair: Dark wooden folding chair, period design with a
> carved back piece and lion head carved into the ends
> of the arm rests. This chair is fairly unique and not
> readily replacable.
> 
> 
> 
> YIS,
> Doe

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