Big dhal leather shield 25 inches

Timo Nieminen · 23rd February 2016, 06:05 AM

That weight isn't that unusual for a large shield like this. I don't have a set of weights of Indian hide shields at hand, but here is a Persian one (diameter, weight, other comments):

65cm, 2840g, 16th century, elephant hide, centre gripped
61.5cm, 4500g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
35.8cm, 1550g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
42.5cm, 1720g, Safavid, hide, forearm strapped
52cm, 1850g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
50.5cm, 1580g, Safavid, rhino hide, centre gripped
48cm, 460g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
47.5cm, 1553g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
44.5cm, 1760g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
39.5cm, 2270g, Safavid, steel, centre gripped
40cm, 1380g, Afsharid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
51cm, 1880g, Afsharid, buffalo hide, centre gripped
53cm, 2948g, Afsharid, rhino hide, forearm strapped
51cm, 3270g, Zand, rhino hide, forearm strapped
41.5cm, 1375g, Zand, hide, centre gripped
48cm, 2610g, Qajar, buffalo hide, forearm strapped
65cm, 2840g, Qajar, rhino hide, centre gripped
47cm, 2270g, Qajar, rhino hide, forearm strapped
67.5cm, 2620g, Qajar, rhino hide, forearm strapped
49cm, 2620g, Qajar, buffalo hide, centre gripped
47cm, 2500g, Qajar, steel, centre gripped
39cm, 1960g, Qajar, steel, centre gripped
51.2cm, 2620g, Qajar, steel, centre gripped

Safavid = 1502 to 1796
Afsharid = 1737 to 1802
Zand = 1750 to 1794
Qajar = 1794 to 1925:

francantolin · 25th February 2016, 06:10 AM

Hello,

thank you Timo and Rand for all precious comments !!

Best wishes

Frankie

23rd February 2016, 06:05 AM	#1
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	That weight isn't that unusual for a large shield like this. I don't have a set of weights of Indian hide shields at hand, but here is a Persian one (diameter, weight, other comments): 65cm, 2840g, 16th century, elephant hide, centre gripped 61.5cm, 4500g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 35.8cm, 1550g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 42.5cm, 1720g, Safavid, hide, forearm strapped 52cm, 1850g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 50.5cm, 1580g, Safavid, rhino hide, centre gripped 48cm, 460g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 47.5cm, 1553g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 44.5cm, 1760g, Safavid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 39.5cm, 2270g, Safavid, steel, centre gripped 40cm, 1380g, Afsharid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 51cm, 1880g, Afsharid, buffalo hide, centre gripped 53cm, 2948g, Afsharid, rhino hide, forearm strapped 51cm, 3270g, Zand, rhino hide, forearm strapped 41.5cm, 1375g, Zand, hide, centre gripped 48cm, 2610g, Qajar, buffalo hide, forearm strapped 65cm, 2840g, Qajar, rhino hide, centre gripped 47cm, 2270g, Qajar, rhino hide, forearm strapped 67.5cm, 2620g, Qajar, rhino hide, forearm strapped 49cm, 2620g, Qajar, buffalo hide, centre gripped 47cm, 2500g, Qajar, steel, centre gripped 39cm, 1960g, Qajar, steel, centre gripped 51.2cm, 2620g, Qajar, steel, centre gripped Safavid = 1502 to 1796 Afsharid = 1737 to 1802 Zand = 1750 to 1794 Qajar = 1794 to 1925:

25th February 2016, 06:10 AM	#2
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Hello, thank you Timo and Rand for all precious comments !! Best wishes Frankie