Wooden Club

To the untrained eye, it’s just a really big stick. To the trained eye--well, it’s still just a big stick. Still, you have the brute strength to wield your Wooden Club like a hammer, and no one doubts the adequacy of your chosen weapon.

With a great swing you take out several puny scouts who were not quick enough to run from your might. Those who survive your rampage will tell tales of the terrifying beast in the mountains.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s Wooden Club is an 85 cm long latex club created to look like realistic wood taken from the forest. The club has four notches that make up the 15 cm tall head, with an additional notch further down the rounded handle to give it an asymmetrical look. The club is sculpted and painted to look like wood grain and a 20 cm grip wrapped in a strip of leather.

Made from durable closed cell foam around a fibreglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that your LARP weapon will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your kit.

HISTORY

• A simple weapon used since prehistoric times
• Associated with primitive cultures like cavemen, trolls, and goblins

War is all that you know. For your clan, war is a permanent state of being. Just as you need meat to sustain you and leather armour to protect your leathery green skin, war keeps your thirst for chaos and violence sated.

Your clan now gathers to prepare for the war against the goblins. The creatures used to be your allies, but in the last battle they became cowardly and ran. Now there is nothing more to be done than to hunt down every one of them and serve them over your fire.

You begin by picking up your Ork Waanaz Shield.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s Ork Waanaz Shield is a rustic latex shield designed to be a part of the Orc collection. This shield is hand painted and modeled to look like planks of wood that have been fit together using rope and heavy bolts, giving it a rough look you expect from orc goods. Square shaped, it is 80 cm wide and tall.

Wear this Ork Waanaz Shield left-handed with the use of two leather arm straps on the back, secured through hard EVA foam for a reliable and solid grip made to last. Feel confident that this latex shield will withstand the continued abuse of a LARP with regular latex maintenance.

INSPIRATION

• Earliest references to orcs are found in Old English and Anglo-Saxon sources, such as in Beowulf and in 16th century Italian folktales
• The word itself stems from the Latin word Orcus, which was the name given to the Roman deity of the dead
• J.R.R. Tolkien’s 20th century The Lord of the Rings series describes orcs as brutish, aggressive beings with a taste for human flesh
• Tolkien’s writings influenced many role-playing games, and are now seen in such games as Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer and Warcraft

This bestselling Epic Armoury Maintenance Silicone is used for maintenance of Live Action Role Playing foam weapons and equipment covered with latex and/or varnish.

Directions for use:

Latex equipment must be coated with a thin layer of silicone at all times. This prevents the surfaces from drying out, and will prolong the lifespan of your latex equipment. Always check your latex equipment before and after each use. Spray the silicone directly onto your latex product and work it into the entire surface (avoiding leather handles) either with a piece of cloth or using a flat hand. If necessary, wipe off any excess with a dry cotton cloth. Always store your latex equipment in a dry and dark place.

The Nailed Club is an apocalypse classic. It is a sturdy 4-by-4 cm stick with leather wrapped around the handle for a grip. At the opposite end six 7 cm long nails have been driven through the wood. The nails are a matt metal-colour. The last 20 cm of the otherwise square haft are rounded off and bound in black split-leather providing the user with a solid grip.

Walk softly and carry one of these

The forest is serene this morning as you head out along the trails. Birds are singing and the weather is crisp, perfect for walking without breaking too much of a sweat. But as you come along a bend in the path, you believe you hear something in the underbrush.

Your calloused, strong hand wraps around your Wooden Staff. You’re ready to defend yourself from any beast that you might find--relieved as a neighbor’s dog comes bounding out from a bush, instead.

DETAILS

Epic Armoury’s Wooden Staff is a 190 cm latex staff handpainted and sculpted to look like realistic worn wood. Both ends have been detailed to appear about to split, with leather bindings reinforcing each end to prevent further ‘damage.’ Dents and notches along the staff further hints at this Wooden Staff’s abuse in combat. With a 5 cm diameter, hold this weapon comfortably anywhere depending on your fighting style.

Made from durable closed cell foam around a fibreglass core and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that your LARP weapon will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your kit.

HISTORY

• Commonly referred to as a quarterstaff or short staff
• Prominently used in England in the 1500-1700s
• Generally made from hardwood and 1.8 to 2.7 m long