Tournament Rules
The following rules represent the standard ruleset for Tournaments being held by Royal Arts fencing academy. This includes: Ascalon, Blue Box, Looking Sharpe, and Hemmageddon
Sword & Buckler
11.1 - Arming Sword
All weapons must be properly maintained and safe. The director will visually inspect weapons at the start of a pool or direct elimination. The Director may at any time request to inspect the weapon and invalidate an unsafe weapon.
Weapons may not have loose or incompletely attached pieces and tips must be rendered safe either by weapon design or addition of appropriate materials.
For a Weapon to qualify for use for an Arming Sword in a competition it must have a similar appearance to the picture above. It must have a simple cross hilt (bar only) and fall between the following specs
| Full Length | Blade Length | Blade Width | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | 40 in | 36 in | 3 in | 3 lbs |
| Min | 33 in | 26 in | 1.1 in | 2 lbs |
Arming Swords from most major weapon manufacturers will fall into the specs posted.