Description

It doesn’t come more traditional than this. Forget your rope rings and rubber quoits; these are the genuine article. The ancient game of Quoits has been played for centuries in Scotland, Wales and England, and its ancestor was played in the first Olympic Games. These heavy steel rings are designed to be thrown 11 or 18 yards into traditional clay pits at a stake buried in the ground. Quoits is not a game for wimps – when you pick up your first quoit and feel the solid weight, it is easy to understand that quoits were originally weapons of war and hunting.



The quoits sold here are made from quality mild steel that has been hardened to the maximum extent using a special process that also achieves an attractive matt silver/grey finish. Each has been machined to regulation specification by a British precision engineering manufacturer and then case-hardened to a nominal hardness rating of 61-63 Rockwell. Quoits are shaped in the classic style with a slightly concave bottom (look out for non-traditional imitations with flat undersides).



The dimensions are 8 1/2 inches outside diameter, 5 1/2 inch hole and 4¾ lb (2.15kg) in weight for each quoit.



Important note: We do lubricate the quoits to minimise oxidization but even so, over time, some rust will start to appear – as it will for any mild steel object. It is cosmetic and easily brushed off. Quoits is a dirty game so if you seek shiny, pristine-looking quoits, then these quoits are not for you.