ONE Excellent Plastic Cuphilt
These are often called "plastic cuphilts" or "rubber cup hilts". These cup hilts are designed specifically for SCA heavy combat, made of a High Density Polyethylene injection-molded material. They have a slight amount of flexion that significantly absorbs shock normally transferred to the hand when blocking a blow with the hilt, and can withstand repeated blows with a sledgehammer, even when laid keel-up on a concrete surface. They're lighter than bar hilts and almost all sheet-metal hilts, never dent like the latter or break welds like the former.
Like all conventional cuphilts, your marshal will probably require you to wear at least back-of-the-hand protection while using these; check with your local marshallate.
In appearance, they're a gloss red. The overall shape is reminiscent of a Schiavona Hilt and other renaissance cuphilts, though of course they're one-piece with no piercings or openwork. Decorated with a five pointed star radiating from the blade side and reinforced with a flanged rim these features add greatly to protection without sacrificing light weight. The cuphilt has very thick tabs fore and aft allow attachment to the weapon with hose clamps or multiple wraps of strapping tape. The two-tab construction also leaves the pommel clear for attachment of a pommel weight, and coupled with the lightness of the hilt itself, allows you to fine-tune the balance of your weapon. Unlike any other non-metal cup hilt we've heard of, these are neither assembled from chunks of plastic nor made from something else; they're specifically designed and manufactured for SCA combat.
This cuphilt is specifically intended for use with SCA combat rattan. But the rattan itself is not being sold in this listing. Please visit our other listing for superb weapons grade rattan.
This cuphilt is RED. We have BLACK too.
Dimensions and details:
Weight 12.9 oz or 366 grams
Inside height (base to tip) 6.75" or 17.15 cm
Inside width (side to side) 5.25" or 13.34 cm
Inside depth 3.75" or 9.53 cm
Front tab length 1.5" or 3.81 cm
Back Tab length 1" or 2.54 cm
Bore hole (largest cylinder that can fit) 1 3/8ths or 3.5 cm
Please note that you really should carve down the size of whatever sword shaped object that will be held. Therefore, don't think that the diameter of the bore hole is the limit of your striking surface, limit your choice of sword size. You absolutely CAN mount a monster pool noodle.
Although some areas ask that exposed plastic be covered in tournaments, this armor exceeds all known world standards for protection.
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A note on handling time: We generally ship in just a few days. However there are periods in the armor cycle when we are at week long events or getting mobbed that it may take longer. If this is the case, we will let you know as soon as we receive your order. Please let us know if you are in urgent need by a specific date and we'll do our very best to accommodate your schedule.
We do have a lifetime satisfaction guarantee on all of our armor, HOWEVER we do not guarantee the life of the user. Any contact sport has the potential for bodily harm and injury, if using our products in a contact fighting, sparring or any other reenactment involving weapons we do not guarantee against injury!
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