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SHIELDS-5
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MEDIAEVAL HEATER SHIELDS.
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SHORT MEDIAEVAL HEATER SHIELDS.
THROUGHOUT THE 13th CENTURY THE HEATER SHIELD GREW SHORTER IN COMPENSATION FOR BETTER ARMOUR DEVELOPMENT AND BATTLE TECHNIQUES.
THE SHIELD IN THE PHOTO IS FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS IN THE COLOURS OF THE KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS.
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SHIELDS ARE MADE FROM 12mm THICK PLYWOOD WITH THE FACE CLOTH COVERED. EDGES ARE RAWHIDE.
THE SHIELD IN THE PHOTO IS FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS IN THE COLOURS OF THE BOTELER(butler) FAMILY - LORDS OF THE MANOR OF WARRINGTON IN CHESHIRE FROM c1160's to 1586.
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SHIELDS HAVE A SLIGHT CURVE BUT CAN HAVE A DEEPER CURVE SHOULD YOU REQUIRE IT.
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GOOD GRIP IS ESSENTIAL WITH SHIELDS AND I USE STRAPS THAT ARE NATURAL VEG-TAN LEATHER WHICH IS OIL SOAKED AND THEN WAXED. STRAPS ARE 3mm x 25mm.
STRAPS ARE COLD RIVETED IN PLACE AND WASHERS ARE HAND-MADE.
PADDED SQUAB AND GUIGE ARE OPTIONAL.
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SMALL HEATER SHIELD SIZE -
22" x 33" (57cm x 85cm)
PRICED AT £85.00 EACH
PLEASE REFER TO CONTACT PAGE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR E-MAIL BY CLICKING ON THE ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
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