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George Hill




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PostPosted: Fri 15 Jul, 2005 5:37 pm    Post subject: Talhoffer's bucklers... do any survive?         Reply with quote

I was chatting about bucklers not long ago, and Talhoffer's illustrations came up. Now, no one in that conversation had seen an actual Talhoffer style buckler, but I suspect this is the place to ask. I did a search on talhoffer and buckler, came up with a number of threads to read later, but no pictures. Do any of these survive? Does anyone have a picture?
Here's a link to a Talhoffer drawing.

http://img.kb.dk/ha/manus/th290/kamp0245.jpg

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George Hill




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PostPosted: Tue 19 Jul, 2005 10:51 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

OK, Does anyone know if this type of buckler has a particular name so I can search for that?
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PostPosted: Wed 20 Jul, 2005 2:00 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

If I remember my Talhoffer correctly I think he just calls them "kleine schild", but I can check that out for you and get back to you with a more definitive answer. I'm curious as too the possibility of any surviving specimens too.

EDIT: I just checked my transcription of Alte Armatur und Ringkunst and in that particular manuscript he simply calls the tool "buckler".
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PostPosted: Wed 20 Jul, 2005 4:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Talhoffer's bucklers... do any survive?         Reply with quote

George Hill wrote:
...Here's a link to a Talhoffer drawing...

Those bucklers look NASTY Eek! !
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PostPosted: Wed 20 Jul, 2005 4:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Talhoffer's bucklers... do any survive?         Reply with quote

Steve Grisetti wrote:
George Hill wrote:
...Here's a link to a Talhoffer drawing...

Those bucklers look NASTY Eek! !


Hehe. Seeing as to how Talhoffer in general is quite nasty when it comes to techniques and the demise of the enemy he must have thought: "Liiiike a glooooooooooooove!" when he first saw those himself. Big Grin

They so utterly fit the character of his fighting. This is, after all, the man with the gurgelstich ("gurgling thrust").
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PostPosted: Wed 20 Jul, 2005 4:37 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I want one....

I imagine that the spikes are more for better sword catching than for bashing, though...

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PostPosted: Wed 20 Jul, 2005 9:44 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Elling Polden wrote:
I want one....

I imagine that the spikes are more for better sword catching than for bashing, though...


I've always thought so, too, though they'll definately do a number in the bashing department. Happy

Matt Easton posted a pic at SFI of a similar buckler:
http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54253
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PostPosted: Sat 23 Jul, 2005 4:54 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote






This claims to be one...

http://www.outfit4events.com/index.php?main_p...cts_id=569

The pen is mightier than the sword, especially since it can get past security and be stabbed it into a jugular.
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PostPosted: Sat 23 Jul, 2005 8:26 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Alex;

WOW Eek! Eek! Eek!

With one of these the sword is almost supperfluous Wink You could do all the damage you want with just the shield Laughing Out Loud

Very attractive design there!

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PostPosted: Sat 23 Jul, 2005 9:33 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Yea, that whole site has eye candy.

The Maximillion stuff is cool, but luckly me its in euros... I'm too lazy to check the current exchange rate.. so its ok to look for now :P

The pen is mightier than the sword, especially since it can get past security and be stabbed it into a jugular.
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George Hill




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PostPosted: Sat 23 Jul, 2005 9:46 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Alex Oster wrote:


This claims to be one...



THANK YOU ALEX! That's a cool image..... it does lack the spikes, but it gives a great indication of what it would look like. The original sketch seems to have a slight angle on the boss... like a teardrop facing a tiny bit upward.... But even so, this is gorgous. Thank you much.

If anyone happens across an original in a museum anytime in the next year or so, please let us all know, and snap a shot of it.

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PostPosted: Sat 23 Jul, 2005 9:48 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Alex;

$100 U.S. dollars = 82.788 euros.

100 euros = $120.79 U.S. dollars.

Well at least today ! Info thanks to the nice little " Widget " software that comes with MAC X Tiger O.S. software: Conversion tool that can give you all sort of various units conversions; currency, temperature, weight, etc ...

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