And here's a cheap Viking-esque shield I got off eBay a few years ago... don't remember who made it.... it's a nice shield, and handles very well, despite not being totally accurate, historically.....

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Here is mine...wonderful shields so far...keep em coming...


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Andreas

My quick and expendable fighting shield, when it was new and had all its paint;
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I have a smaller "cavalry" heater as well, and a round shield, which I dont have good pictures of right now...

Another Lindsay Targe - the Perth

My shields, showing four coats of arms from the Battle of Agincourt - 1415.

The Imperial Eagle shield is that of Jean le Maingre - called 'the Boucicault' Marshal of France - arms argent a double-headed eagle displayed gules armed and membered azure.

The next shield is that of Sir Gilbert Umfraville, a trusted contemporary of Henry V who led the advance English guard. Arms Gules crusilly and a cinqfoil Or;

Third shield is that of French knight John - Lord of Aumont aka 'the Brawler'. He was in the left cavalry wing where he was killed. Arms argent, a chevron bewteen seven martlets gules;

The last shield is that of John Count of Roucy, arms Or a lion rampant azure, armed and langued gules. He fought in the main battle where he was killed. His corpse was later identified by his shortened left arm, the result of an old wound.

regards
Stuart Q

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My covered fighting shield.

Please....uncover it. :wtf:

Nice work, but what is the significance of the bell?

I believe the heraldic symbolism of a bell was " one who did not fear to announce their arrival either in peace or war" I remember this from some obscure heraldry study I did awhile back, I like that symbol and the idea myself, courage and confidence. V/R John F.

This shield is unfortunately not mine, but I think it is worth showing.It was made by my friend for my other friend.

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Heres mine it's 24inches / 71cm in diameter and weighs 13lbs it's made from pine planks inlayed with two oak planks The rim is protected by a 1/8 inch steal rim under the hide and there is some elk skin on the back t help absorb blows

my son finished his first targaid this weekend after a month of working in the shop under dads supervision. its a rough chainsaw cut hickory plank which i took home to the table saw and then to the bandsaw leaving approx 1/2 inch of wood thickness and hence the shape (tree trunk was oval). its about 34 cm x 25 cm. he then found himself a couple pieces of leather for free at the scrap bin at tandy and along with some bits and bobs laying around the shop he put together everything himself. (note for future: 9 year olds tend to use a bit too much glue). there is rabbit fur and a simple cabinet pull on the back. and before cps comes to my door please note that it is a plastic sword :p

well I was going to post my shield but it is so plain compared to everyone elses. And I would feel bad about being shown up by a nine year old. Seriously, I really do like that shield your son made. I think he has a future in it :)

I just wanted to to take the time to thank Marcin for those photos.... the third one down is the shield featured in the book Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight which I have stared at for years and it is incredibly well done! awesome work, truly. tr

My "knightly" heater shield. 60x60 cm, with suspension based on "edward the confessor"

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The original drawing

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Low guard (the one I use for reenactment fighting) (yes, the trim on the hood is sooo last century) [ Download ]

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High guard, for stabbing people in the face. Note that the shield covers the face. [ Download ]

Hi everyone. I thought i'd show one of my projects. The wooden core of this shield was made by Chris Fields which he hand delivered to me halfway between Tampa and Orlando, Florida last fall. I like the way Chris made the blank because he put an extra layer of quarter inch wood over the front of the shield so the bolt heads wouldn't show.

I then took the shield and covered the back side with pig skin and stretched canvas over the front. I then painted my family crest onto the canvas. Next I gave the shield to a friend who makes metal chimney caps and had him put an 18 gauge steel edging around the whole thing. I nailed the whole thing together with brass upholstery tacks. Next I plan to stain the leather backside and mount the straps. I'll post a picture of backside when it's done.

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