Marshal's announcement for the December Acorn

[Jeffrey Sussman <jsussman@pop.erols.com>]

Poster: Jeffrey Sussman <jsussman@pop.erols.com>

Greetings and Felicitations unto Atlanta from the Earl Marshal!

The following event reports are missing.

Summer Tourney		Tir-y-don		(7/5)
Pennsic Paupers Potluck	Falcon Cree		(8/23)
Golden Moon		Hawkwood		(9/26)
Hunt... St. Sebastian	Highland Foorde	(10/3)

Effective December 1st.  Polearms:

1.	A polearm is any padded weapon more than 30" in length.
2.	No polearm may be longer than 7½ feet in overall length.
3.	Polearms may not weigh more than 6 pounds total weight.
4.	Polearms may have thrusting tips on both ends.
5.	Polearm thrusting tips must be at least 2" in diameter and compress
at least ½"
6.	Polearms may have striking surfaces only on one end.
7.	Polearms must have 1, 2 or 4 edges and these must be clearly marked.
8.	At least 1/4 of the length of a polearm must be padded.
9.	Polearms must have at least one inch of padding.
10.	The padding on a polearm must have at least ½" of progressive
compression.
11.	No rigid materials may be used in the construction of a polearm
head.

Greatswords
1. 	Greatswords must have a single piece of rattan as the blade.
2. 	They must be 6' or less in overall length.
3. 	The grip must be 18" or less.
4. 	The quillons must be 15" or less.
5. 	Quillons can not be pushed more .5" into a legal grill.
6. 	Thrusting tips must be at least 2" with at least 1/2" of progressive
resistance compression.

	Comments on these rules changes are welcome and encouraged.

	Yours in Service to Atlantia

	Richard
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Yours in Service to Atlantia,
Richard Fitzgilbert
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