Medieval buckler - Complete

Historical "buckler"

- 10mm thick wood. Covered with glued linen on both faces.
- Pine wood handle. The thickness of the handle is decreasing towards the edges of the shield, in order to optimize the weight.
- Available diameters: 35 - 40 centimeters.
- Weight: approx. 1000-1200g (for a 40 centimeters diameter buckler)
- Battle-ready (HEMA, western & eastern style fighting, etc.)
- Manufactured in France & shipped within 2-4 weeks! Extra waiting time is to expect for custom painting projects.
- 1-2mm thick cow-rawhide on edges, hand-sewn with waxed linen thread.
- Hand-forged shield bosse (outer diameter 17cm / inner diameter 13,5cm / Thickness 2mm approx) installed with historical nails.

Historical description:

The "bocle" / "buckler" is a small round shield 30-40 cm in diameter, used in medieval times as well as in the Renaissance. It was used in particular to protect the left hand of the fighter, often left vulnerable by his main weapon. The buckle was favored in a civilian context because it was light, compact and therefore easily transportable. From the 13th to the 15th century, the pair of one-handed sword and buckler therefore constitutes an extremely frequent combination, and very present in iconographic and textual sources.