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30th October 2025, 11:17 PM
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Some more sources of similar shields
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30th October 2025, 11:21 PM
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Another
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31st October 2025, 06:05 PM
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A most attractive fluted shield. The design reminds me of linenfold paneling.
I'll add my own solitary shield of this sort - strictly munitions grade - really heavy and with what the seller described as a bullet-made test dent. 56 cm. diameter; 3.5 cm spike. |
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31st October 2025, 10:11 PM
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Thank you Lee for your input and showing your own shield. It follows the same build for the leather straps as my own shield too, with the spacing of the two pairs of fastening points/rivets being offset from one another. This allows for one larger leather strap with, most likely a belt buckle like the one shown in post 2.
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Yesterday, 09:26 PM
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Some useful pictures. I've recreated the strap arrangement from the Dutch print on my reproduction rotella, which gets used for reenactments.
Forgot to say, when this was discussed in another forum, some photos were posted of surviving examples that suggested that the red edging in the second painting was fringing. Last edited by Triarii; Today at 02:49 PM. |
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Today, 09:39 AM
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I strongly suspect that the shoulder strap shown in Triarii's upper image would have been absolutely obligatory for carrying my example. Unfortunately, other than the rivets, nothing of the suspension has survived.
Here is another example of a top end example of these shields at the Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27247 |
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