Spear Rules

A spear boffer is a long boffer that can only be used to tag with the very tip. Because it cannot be swung to tag with the sides, it has a few special rules governing its use and creation The table below covers the allowable lengths and wielding requirements by rank:

Rank	Squire	Knight	D. Knight	Cavalier	Dragoon	Lancer	Sentinel
Band Color*	Red	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Purple	Pink
Max Length	–	–	–	43 – 50″	50 – 62″	62 – 74″	62 – 74″
Wielding**	–	–	–	Dual	Single	Single	Single

*This is the rank of the boffer, not the player. A player can always use a lower rank’s equipment.

**”Dual” means that the boffer can be used with another boffer, if the player’s rank permits and so long as the loadout does not exceed 6 feet in length. “Single” means that the boffer can only be wielded alone.

In addition to the rules outlined in the above blueprint and table:

1. The haft or core of a spear boffer shall consist of a single piece of ¾ inch schedule 40 PVC pipe.
2. The non-tagging end of a sword boffer shall have a standard Pommel.
3. The tag end of a spear shall have at least ¾ inch closed cell foam on the Thrusting Tip. The thrusting tip shall be between 2 and 3 ½ inches in diameter.  
4. The haft shall have courtesy foam covering of at least ½ inch in thickness that covers from the thrusting tip all the way to a point 18 inches from that point along the haft. An inspecting Marshal should give 2 inches of “wiggle room” in either direction.  
5. Spears shall have a color-coded rank band placed on the haft immediately after the protective foam area described above.
6. Spears have a minimum length of 43 inches, this again is to make them easy to tell apart from other boffers. 
7. Spear boffers that are 62 or more inches in length shall have Enhanced Thrusting Tips.