1.   Bastons for the list shall be of rattan and shall be greater than 1 inch and one quarter in the entirety of their striking edge.

• They may have a stabbing tip of the same diameter as the blade 1 1/4 inches, and a progressive resistance of ½ inch it shall be secured soundly to the weapon by tape or other means that will not injure an opponent.
• Single handed weapons not designed to be used as a backup shall have a lanyard or other device designed to secure the weapon to the hand of the user.
• Quillions, pommels and basket hilts alone may be allowed to be material other than rattan and these areas shall never be used for striking.
• None shall wield a punch knife. Flails are right out!
• No single-handed weapon may have a thrusting tip on both ends, nor may they have one upon the pommel of a sword.

2.   The striking edge shall be clearly marked upon all weapons bearing an edge.

• Maces, hammers, and bludgeons need not mark edges, but should have the face made for war and striking clearly marked. This includes weapons of two handed varieties. Weapons of less than 38 inches may not exceed 3 lbs.
• The edges may be marked with tape (excluding aluminum tape) that is of simple solid colors. Duct tape, hockey tape, gaffer tape are all acceptable; as is the use of raw hide to cover the striking area of the weapon. No modern print tape logo or pattern shall be allowed on weapons. No flames, no cartoon characters, no modern patterns of any kind. Solid colors only or the weapon fails. The colors should contrast to mark the edge clearly. Gray and black contrast well, red and blue. Green and white for example, yellow and orange might be a less contrasting combo for example.

3.   Poleaxes, glaives, partisans, halberds shall all mark clearly the striking face and blade edges.

• They shall be greater than 5 feet and less than 7 feet and shall be made to wield with 2 hands.
• They shall have stabbing tips of 2 inches and a progressive give of that tip of 1/2 inch. Stabbing tips shall be secured soundly to the weapon by tape or other means that will not injure an opponent.
• Weapons used in 2 hands may have a butt spike as well as the cutting head. The haft as well as the blade shall not be able to pass through the eye slot of a helm. They too shall be constructed of rattan cane.
• Lanyards are not required on weapons justly wielded with 2 hands. Polearms may contain blades constructed of split rattan, so long as the pieces are securely fastened to the haft.
• The weapon shall not be excessively flexible.
• The head shall be firmly and securely attached to the haft. The head shall allow at least 1/2 inch of progressive give between the striking surface and the weapon haft.
• Semi-rigid ultra-lightweight shaped foam heads and laminated or split rattan construction techniques do not require 1/2 inch of progressive give, so long as their construction imparts striking characteristics similar to an unpadded weapon constructed of a single piece of rattan.
• A pole arm from a single piece of rattan must have a clearly marked edge. No weapons shall have a shovel-style handle .They may not have 2 striking heads.

4.   Pikes and cut lances for the haslitude on foot may be between 7 and 9 feet, and shall not exceed 9 feet.

• Spears may have a stabbing tip of 2 inches and progressive give of ½ inch.
• They MAY NOT be used for the haft to strike and as such the haft may be of hard wood or the fiberglass. Striking with the head in the manner of a slash is forbidden.
• No smashing or cutting head may be upon a spear or pike.
• The butt end of the shaft shall be smooth and free of cracks or frayed fibers. The butt shall be taped over or otherwise sealed. Fiberglass spears shall be constructed with pultruded fiberglass shafts with an outside diameter of no less than 1 1/4 inch and no greater than 1 5/16 inch.
• Minimum manufacturer specified wall thickness shall be 1/8 inch and the minimum measurable wall thickness shall be 3/32 inch.
• The end of the shaft which will have the thrusting tip attached must be covered with a schedule-40 PVC cap with an interior diameter the same as the outside diameter of the shaft 1 1/4 inches.
• The thrusting tip will then be attached over this cap.

5.   Except for the hilts, guards and pommels, no metal or non-approved rigid, granular, or liquid material may be used in the construction of single or two-handed weapons.

• No part of a weapon shall have sharp edges or protrusions with cross-section of less than 1 1/4-inch in diameter. Guards, pommels, hooks, etc., shall be firmly and securely affixed to the weapon haft.

1.   During inspection, all equipment must have its poundage and draw physically measured with a ruler or other metered device and poundage scale.

2.  Marshals must calibrate their bow scales regularly to be accurate at either 35 measurements obtained with commonly used, standard spring-type scales can vary over time.

3.   No compound bows, nor compound crossbow prods are allowed.

4.   No non-period sights, spring/flipper rests, plunger buttons, stabilizers, clickers, or modern string release aids may be used.

5.   Bows/Crossbows must be powered solely by the flex of the limbs.

6.   If both Light and Heavy bows/crossbows, by the standards as defined below, are on the field at the same time, then all Heavy bows/crossbows must have their upper limb (or one limb for crossbows) covered with at least 4 inches (10 cm) of red material (tape, cloth, etc.).

7.  Handbows:

• A handbow’s power is measured at 28 inches (71 cm). If the bow is not designed to be drawn at 28 inches (71 cm), then it cannot be used in Armistice rattan combat.
• Light handbows measure 35 pounds (15.9 kg) or less at 28 inches (71 cm).
• Heavy handbows measure 50 pounds (22.7 kg) or less at 28 inches (71 cm).

8.  Crossbows:

• Crossbows are measured by inch-pounds (”#), which is calculated by taking the poundage of the bow measured at the lock, multiplied by the distance (in inches) from the front of the string at rest, to the front of the string when in cocked position. A metric measurement of kilogram-centimeters (kg-cm).
• Light crossbows measure 600”# (691 kg-cm) or less.
• Heavy crossbows measure 1000”# (1152 kg-cm) or less.
• No crossbows may have a modern pistol grip.

9.  Combat Archery Ammunition:

• All ammunition must have the owner’s name (not initials) displayed clearly on it.
• No metal can be used as ammunition construction material.
• All ammunition has a maximum length of 28 inches (71 cm) from the back of the head/blunt, to the string acceptor on the nock.
• Optionally, ammunition may have fletches as long as they are securely attached and made of a soft material. Fletches may not project farther than .5 inch (12.7 mm) from the shaft if they are less than 1.5 inch (38.1 mm) thick.
• Light Ammunition (for use in light bows or light crossbows only) must consist of a fiberglass shaft, a blunt (either commercially manufactured or UHMW) and an APD(either commercially manufactured or HDPE).

10. Fiberglass Ammunition Shafts

• Solid pultruded fiberglass of between .25 (6.5 mm) and .375 inch (9.5 mm) diameter.
• Fiberglass shall be of a good quality, defined as significant ‘bending’ pressure as applied by a marshal not causing the shaft to break.
• The shaft must be covered from behind the blunt, to the front of the knock in a sturdy tear-resistant tape, such as strapping, electrical, or duct tape.

11. Commercially Manufactured Blunts:

• Allowed commercial blunts: Baldar, Fathead, and Fathead 2 only.
• All other designs or manufacturing techniques must be approved by the Armistice staff.
• Must be of a type designed for use on fiberglass shafts (.25 inch shaft acceptor), and can only be used with .25 inch or 6.5 mm shafts.
• Commercial blunts may have no additional modifications.
• Baldar-only rules: Only the original 2-piece mold Baldar Blunt is approved. Blunts must be attached in such a way that at least 50% of the blunt is visible and can be inspected (the parting line visible around the circumference of the thickest part of the blunt in the 2- piece molds). If no parting line is seen the blunt cannot be used. There should be no delamination along the parting line. This will be tested by Marshals by attempting to insert a fingernail with light force into the parting line. If the fingernail can penetrate the blunt, then it fails.

• Combat archers must take the field in at least the minimal safety armor required for all other fighters, they may wear an archer's gauntlet or demi upon their bow string hand and may carry a backup weapon to defend themselves as well if they wish to engage in combat beyond archery.
• Archers may not loose an arrow inside the range that the arrow must have to clear the bow. This is a danger TO THE ARCHER from bounce back as well as the melee combatant.
• Inside 10 feet an Archer may choose to surrender to a melee combatant. IF they choose to surrender (yield), they must take a knee and raise the bow over their head in their fully gauntleted hand and LOUDLY yell “YEILD” over and over. After the melee combatant leaves the area whether the melee combatant acknowledges them or not. After fighting has moved past the archer that has yielded, they can rise with bow over their head indicating that they are no longer in combat and return to the out-of-bounds side of their forces. IF an archer takes a knee or otherwise indicates that they have yielded and attempts to return to combat in bad faith, they will be pulled from the field by a marshal. Conversely melee fighters shall not strike an archer attempting to yield or that has taken a knee and held the bow aloft. They too shall be pulled from the field by a marshal. IF ARCHERS DO NOT WISH TO BE STRUCK THEY SHOULD YEILD. Melee combatants MUST ACCEPT THE ATTEMPT TO YEILD by a combat archer.
• IF an archer continues to attempt to nock arrows, or loose arrows while being closed with by a melee combatant within 10 feet they should expect to be struck with normal force as a melee combatant.
• Arrows MAY NOT be knocked during a hold if the archer has fired. Archers reloading during the hold may be pulled from the field by a marshal.
  Melee combatants shall not strike the bow or arrows in an attempt to break the weapons, Nor shall they strike archers with force in a manner that is excessive or unchivalrous.
• IF an archer exhausts the carried ammunition, they may leave the field to divest themselves of a hand bow and retrieve or draw a melee weapon. Crossbows may be slung if possible and melee weapons drawn.