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'''NOTES'''<br>:i) A boss must be placed at between 1/4 and 1/3 ofthe total length from the top of the shield.:ii) A long shield must be curved in the verticalplane. No flat kite shields.:iii) A long shield may be equipped with a variety of strapping arrangements foruse and may have a rigid hand-grip attached. The board may have sections ofpadding attached to the rear face.:iv) Kite shields can be made to reach between the user’s knee and ankle dependingon preference.:v) Larger long shields will be allowed subject to the user’s physical build and proportionsonly after consultation with the MaA Please be aware that theseshields must only be used by the approved user and must not be lent to anunapproved user.:vi) Kite shields must be bossed if used prior to 1180AD. After this bosses on kiteshields are optional. Although some bossless kite shields are depicted prior tothis date, the AO and MAA decided that all kite shields must have a boss. Thiswas necessary as no workable or fair solution could be found to limit the numberof bossless kite shields in the society.:vii) Poached egg style shields are not allowed.