Whistlers do not violate SCA combat archery rules. So long as the arrow is also constructed to SCA and Kingdom regs. You will prolly not be able to use a...
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Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Aug 3, 2004 3:03 am
Good luck to you sir, and to your family. The BLBS definitions and regs are familiar to me. My post was not meant to garner this response. I knew I had not...
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Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Aug 3, 2004 3:08 am
In period division, no. No way. If the bow was made using modern materials to replace rare or expensive (or offensive, ie bone, horn) materials, I will accept...
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Sharon Macielinski
ariel_elrond...
Aug 3, 2004 3:19 am
Oh cool. How much fun... I'm new to SCA so won't be at Pennsic this year... maybe next... look for the crazy lady and the whistling arrows! :) Alestra of...
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Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Aug 3, 2004 3:27 am
=) I have no concerns about Japanese personas, as they are well documented in medievel Europe. I would love to see some documentation of the Japanese bows in...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Aug 3, 2004 4:58 am
None are on the approved list. And in the 20+ years I have been involved with CA I have never seen any submitted for approval. Under the current strict...
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John edgerton
sirjon_fitzrauf
Aug 3, 2004 5:01 am
For an article on how to construct whistling arrows from ping pong balls, see the files section of this group. Jon...
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Tessa the Huntress
tessathehunt...
Aug 3, 2004 5:06 am
I have seen whistlers used on the combat field. No one's submitted a design for approval yet. Usually they are ping pong balls or something similiar attached...
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blkknighti@...
blkknighti2001
Aug 3, 2004 6:13 am
FWIW...on ping pong ball whistlers, ... i've seen them shatter, jagged edges, danger danger danger! ;) I would suggest extreme caution when considering their...
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Tessa the Huntress
tessathehunt...
Aug 3, 2004 6:31 am
I've seen whistlers used during volley fires.. having 20 to 40 of those in the air, tends to get everyone to look up.. makes a good tactic. :) Tessa FWIW...on...
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Ice Tiger
dalton_arundel4
Aug 3, 2004 6:33 am
Thank you for specifying Period Division. Since you did not mention that originally I think some people got the wrong impression which started the comments...
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blkknighti@...
blkknighti2001
Aug 3, 2004 8:12 am
I guess if EVERYBODY was doing it... well then I should too!!! Especially when it gets the opponent to expose his grill for the kill! (sorry I had to rhyme ...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Aug 3, 2004 2:33 pm
This is my concern with the ping pong ball design. I've seen some really nasty cuts from broken balls when people were using them in crafts projects. They're...
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Date Saburou Yukiie
dateyukiie
Aug 3, 2004 9:22 pm
Cain-dono, (respected Cain) I belive that since the bow was very prominent in Japan when the Portuguese landed at Tanegashima where they introduced teppo ...
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Tessa the Huntress
tessathehunt...
Aug 3, 2004 9:34 pm
We should prob switch this discussion over to the missile combat list, since I would love some ideas on other materials that should work better/safer. ... ...
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Laebeth Curiel
ladylaebeth
Aug 4, 2004 2:15 am
There are whistling field points (NOT for use in combat archery) available from Quicks Archery (UK; www.quicks.com), but they are pricey - ?4.95 each! ...
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Laebeth Curiel
ladylaebeth
Aug 4, 2004 2:19 am
That's 4-pounds-95 (the symbol got lost in e-translation). What's that in US$? About $7 per point? ... From: Laebeth Curiel [mailto:laebeth@...] Sent:...
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blkknighti@...
blkknighti2001
Aug 4, 2004 3:43 am
Wednesday, August 4, 2004 4.95 British Pound(s) = 9.396 US Dollar(s) Richard ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Aug 4, 2004 5:04 am
ahhhh, but if you do not disturb the design integrity of existing allowed projectiles (ie., holes in shafts/heads etc.), any CA marshal worth thier salt could...
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Joseph
littlewolf2112
Aug 4, 2004 5:08 am
just moved back home need to know who to contact for the stronghold in McPherson / Lyons as far as the lord and or seneshal and archery marshal. Joseph McCoy...
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Lord Cain Saethydd
capt_cain
Aug 4, 2004 5:18 am
Thank you Date Saburou Yukiie! You said the Yumi was introduced to Europe eventualy? As Gifts to the Pope and King of England no less. Can you offer a date? ...
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Marcin Marszeniuk
natas@...
Aug 4, 2004 5:29 am
I sale whistling points of the same design as ones seen on the web site of Quicks Archery and mine are for 4 USD each not 4.95 GBP! I can send a photo of the...
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Carolus Eulenhorst
eulenhorst2000
Aug 4, 2004 8:35 am
Moved to SCA Missile Combat Carolus On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 05:04:33 -0000 "Lord Cain Saethydd" ... ...
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Siegfried Sebastian F...
HyPeR__aCtIvE
Aug 4, 2004 1:52 pm
... Thank you Tessa, I was just about to request that myself ... Siegfried ___________________________________________________________________________ THL...
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John edgerton
sirjon_fitzrauf
Aug 4, 2004 7:23 pm
From the SCA laurel list. The following references were posted by Master Magnus to the Artssciences list today. It will be of interest to period archers. ...
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Llywelyn ap Iowerth
llywelyn_ap_...
Aug 8, 2004 6:44 pm
Hello my name is Michael (mundane name) / Llywelyn (persona name). I am still new to the SCA and also to Archery. I do not have a lot of money being the only...
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momochitakezo67
Aug 8, 2004 6:45 pm
... bamboo, ... are ... etc) ... Greetings to all on the list, I am hoping that I my be able to help clarify what in fact a Yumi is. First let me introduce...
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RJ Bachner
ragiwarmbear
Aug 8, 2004 7:19 pm
... Ok best resounces for you are ther 3 volumes of the boyers bibles by Bois d'arc press and can be had through amazon or other big book sellers and "the bent...
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Dan Scheid
damales_redb...
Aug 8, 2004 7:32 pm
the bowyers bible vol 1-3 but you will spend more then buying a bow. Damales ... still new to the SCA and also to Archery. I do not have a lot of money being ...
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blockflute1@...
blockflute1
Aug 8, 2004 7:58 pm
Somewhere on one of the SCA archery sites is a plan for a longbow but all you really need is an eye to find straight grained wood (if you are going to make a...
