Rapier:Equipment standards - Defensive equipment - Non-rigid

Non-rigid defensive objects

1. Soft, non-rigid defensive objects can be made of cloth, leather and similar yielding materials. Examples include cloaks, half-cloaks, flexible leather scabbards, hats.
2. They are allowed to be weighted with soft material such as rope or rolled cloth.
   1. They must not be weighted with any rigid material nor with materials which are heavy enough to turn the device into a flail or impact weapon.