Category: Weapons

Thrown weapons are not a core element of SCA youth combat, but they do have some novelty/amusement value.

Here in the East, there are basically two styles: javelins made from 3/4″ PEX with a thrusting-tip point and either fins or a pommel on the other end, or else hammers/axes made of all foam. Continue reading “Youth Throwing Hammer”

There are weapons construction guides on the East Kingdom Youth Combat web site, but sometimes a video is more helpful than words and pictures alone.

Thanks to Lady Karrah the Mischievous, we now have such a video, showing the construction of a basic sword from PEX and two layers of pipe insulation.