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Originally Posted by AHorsa
Horse trappings means something like a horse harness ...
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My bad, Andreas; i was confusing the term with "horse traps"...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_(carriage)
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Originally Posted by AHorsa
... But on the examples I´ve found so far the shields were made from textile / embroided. Which makes more practical sense in my eyes than stitching a metal shield on it as you also mentioned...
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I would not know whether some harnesses had leather straps in their composition; just like belts... be them adorned with badges or pendants. But don't take my approaches to the subject as solid
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Originally Posted by AHorsa
also postet it in a forum specialized in archaeological medieval findings and there it was stated that it is an authentic piece from 13th century...
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Oh yes; i would not doubt that this is a so early object
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