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ROUND & FLAT MEDIEVAL SHIELDS - A COMMON TYPE USED BY THE EASTERN & WESTERN ARMIES DURING THE CRUSADES
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ROUND SHIELDS TENDED TO BE THE MOST POPULAR SHAPE USED THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES AND ADOPTED MANY DIFFERENT SIZES. STILL USED TODAY BY POLICE FORCES ACROSS THE GLOBE.(SHIELD ILLUSTRATED IS IN THE COLOURS OF THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS)
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HAND-MADE AND HAND PAINTED TO YOUR OWN COLOURS SHOULD YOU REQUIRE IT. I USE 12mm THICK TIMBER FOR SHIELDS FROM THE EVER RESOURCEFUL 'PLYWOOD' TREE!
I CAN DO THEM IN OTHER THICKNESSES IF YOU WISH.(SHIELD ILLUSTRATED IS IN THE COLOURS OF THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS IN USE FROM c.1260)
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I USUALLY COVER THE OUTER FACE WITH CLOTH BEFORE PAINTING BUT CAN LEAVE THIS OFF AND 'SCORE' PLANKING INTO IT. EDGES ARE IN RAWHIDE.(SHIELD ILLUSTRATED IS IN THE COLOURS OF THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS WITH THE EARLIER LATIN STYLE CROSS)
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GOOD GRIP IS PARAMOUNT. A SINGLE FIST GRIP OR CROSS-STRAPPING GRIP CAN BE USED IF YOU WISH. STRAPS ARE 3mm THICK AND 25mm WIDE NATURAL VEG-TAN HIDE WHICH IS THEN OIL SOAKED - I CAN USE COD OIL IF YOU WANT TO BE REALLY AUTHENTIC - AND THEN WAXED. THE PLANKING CAN ALSO BE 'SCORED' ONTO THE BACK AS WELL ALTHOUGH EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT MOST SHIELD FROM THIS PERIOD WERE MADE FROM SHEETS OF TIMBER.
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ILLUSTRATION OF SINGLE GRIP STRAPPING. BOTH REAR VIEWS SHOW THE PADDED LEATHER SQUAB AS WELL. I PRODUCE THESE SHIELDS IN ONE SIZE WHICH IS 24"(60cm) THEREFORE NO GUIGE IS REALLY REQUIRED BUT I CAN FIT ONE SHOULD YOU WANT IT. ALL WASHERS HOLDING THE STRAPS ARE HAND-MADE.
SHIELDS OF THIS TYPE ARE PRICED FROM £60.00 EACH.
PLEASE REFER TO THE CONTACT PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR E-MAIL BY CLICKING ON THE ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
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