Ethiopian Leather Buckler

RobertGuy · 12th February 2016, 10:04 PM

I picked this up recently.
Catalogue description:
19th Century African Leather Buckler Shield, thick hide small low dome shield with outer turned up brim. The exterior with concentric ring and bar decoration. Rear heavy leather loop handle.

My stats:
Weight: 1lb 15oz (0.89kg)
Diameter: 13'' (33cm)
Hide thickness: 0.269'' (6.84mm)
A quick search on the forum lead gave me this:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...leather+shield
Which looks to be an exact match
Is there any reliable way of dating these items? (short of radio carbon)

. Has anyone got any more information about these shields they would like to share?
Thanks in advance.

12th February 2016, 10:04 PM	#1
RobertGuy Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 135	Somalian Leather Buckler I picked this up recently. Catalogue description: 19th Century African Leather Buckler Shield, thick hide small low dome shield with outer turned up brim. The exterior with concentric ring and bar decoration. Rear heavy leather loop handle. My stats: Weight: 1lb 15oz (0.89kg) Diameter: 13'' (33cm) Hide thickness: 0.269'' (6.84mm) A quick search on the forum lead gave me this: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...leather+shield Which looks to be an exact match Is there any reliable way of dating these items? (short of radio carbon) . Has anyone got any more information about these shields they would like to share? Thanks in advance. Attached Images Last edited by RobertGuy; 12th February 2016 at 11:55 PM.