Caid--Armored Combat:Equipment standards - Defensive equipment

Equipment standards - Defensive equipment

Shields and pavises

1. Your shield must be edged with leather, padding, or other covering, or constructed so that it minimizes damage to rattan weapons or other fighters.
2. Sharp edges (e.g. 90-degrees or more) must be rounded.
3. Bolts, wires, or other objects must not project more than 3/8 inch (9 mm) from any part of your shield without being padded. Rounded shield bosses are not considered to be projections.
4. Your shield is allowed to be constructed with leg(s) so that it can act as freestanding pavise during melee combat.
   1. The leg(s) used to keep your pavise standing must be at least 1 1/4 inches (31.8 mm) in diameter or 1 1/4 inches (31.8 mm) square and be securely attached.
5. Caid shield sizes
   1. The marshal-in-charge may apply size restrictions to shields as follows:
      1. A "tourney" shield is defined as a shield that is no larger than six (6) square feet of measured surface space (roughly 24 inches x 36 inches). Anything larger than this is considered a "war" shield.
      2. A buckler is defined as a small round center-gripped shield of 6 inches to 18 inches in diameter.