Hand Protection/Archer Gauntlets:
Combat archers may use full gauntlets, half gauntlets, or archer's gauntlets on both hands. This is true for crossbow, longbow and recurve shooters. An example of an archer's gauntlet is pictured above. The archer's gauntlet must have rigid plates on the back of the hand, wrist and thumb (but not the thumb tip). You may cut off the fingertips. If your vambraces protect your wrists well enough, then you don't need to put the extra wrist protection on the gloves. Yeoman may wear archer's gauntlets, but only while shooting. When you switch to your heavy weapons, you must switch to hand protection for heavy weapons combat. This means either full gauntlets, or half gauntlets with a cup hilt. A good procedure for yeomen is to use a full gauntlet on the bow hand and a half gauntlet on the string hand with a cup hilted sword in reserve.
Weapons:
All bows must be inspected by the combat archery marshal prior to battle. If you have any questions regarding a bow, ask the combat archery marshallate before use. All combat bows must be traditional recurves or longbows, or medieval style crossbows. Modern crossbows and compound bows are not allowed. All bows must be free of stress cracks, deep gouges, or damage that may affect the stability of the bow while strung. To measure the poundage of the bow, use a fish scale or a bow scale. Hook the scale to the string of the bow, pull back the necessary distance and read the scale. The necessary distance on a recurve or longbow is 28 inches from the string to the side of the bow facing the enemy. For a crossbow, pull back the distance necessary to cock the string into place. Combat Archery Authorizations in Trimaris are valid for the equipment used in Trimaris. If you go someplace that uses different rules and different equipment you need to be trained and authorized in those rules and equipment before you fight. If you go to Estrella where they use 1000 in/lb crossbows and different ammunition and different rules for what counts and how far and what you have to wear, GEE we didn't test you on any of that here, did we So you haven't shown that you are knowledgable and safe under those rules, have you. If you can convince the archery marshal in charge of the event that you are knowledgable and safe, great. Don't ASSUME that they have to accept your Trimaris Authorization. I wouldn't if it was me. This is another one of those things that has proven not to be as obvious as one might have hoped.

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