Thread: SCA ARMOUR
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Robert Bonomi
 
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In article ,
Lee DeRaud wrote:
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:40:19 -0000,
(Robert Bonomi) wrote:

In article ,
J. Clarke wrote:
There are some other kinds of combat sport that require authenticity,
but SCA isn't all about combat, that's just one of their activities, and
they are not the "Society for Maintaining Historically Accurate
Anachronism", they are the "Society for _Creative_ Anachronism".


And, after all, what is *more* _anacronistic_ than using plastic for
medieval armour?


Well, carbon-fiber armor and a titanium-edged composite sword to go
with it might raise a few eyebrows...


(thinking of those tuxes that are printed on tee-shirts)

Chain-mail photo-printed on a long-sleeve shirt, worn over Kelvar undies?