Scottish targe shield ...

francantolin · 2nd March 2023, 12:30 PM

Glad if you have link for other posts/ site about targes
or a good reference book

BBking · 2nd March 2023, 06:34 PM

Small all bronze scottish shield,

Sure not the same but they exists,
earlier target models...

francantolin · 2nd March 2023, 07:56 PM

Interesting ! Thank you !!

Can you tell us from wich book the drawings
come from ?

toaster5sqn · 2nd March 2023, 11:36 PM

14.5" is way to small for a strapped shield unless for a child and then it would be to heavy. At that size the whole elbow is exposed and that's a big no no, this thing is definitely decorative only.

Robert

thinreadline · 3rd March 2023, 12:28 AM

I have seen similar supposed targes which were actually repurposed decorative side table tops

urbanspaceman · 3rd March 2023, 10:23 AM

I was told by the vendor (selling his deceased father's collection: what a dispiriting task) that this was made in the 1960s as an exact reproduction by someone who specialised in the activity.
I was never given the name and wondered if anyone could verify this detail and perhaps elucidate further.
Included was this custom made dirk (with an 11inch blade) commissioned by a member of the McCulloch clan in the early 1900s but I don't think the targe is that old.

Battara · 7th March 2023, 12:00 AM

I agree - looks like a Victorian copy to me too. But a very nice one. i think they are becoming collectibles in their own right.

2nd March 2023, 06:34 PM	#2
BBking Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 66	Small all bronze scottish shield, Sure not the same but they exists, earlier target models... Attached Images

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urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 722	modern targe I was told by the vendor (selling his deceased father's collection: what a dispiriting task) that this was made in the 1960s as an exact reproduction by someone who specialised in the activity. I was never given the name and wondered if anyone could verify this detail and perhaps elucidate further. Included was this custom made dirk (with an 11inch blade) commissioned by a member of the McCulloch clan in the early 1900s but I don't think the targe is that old. Attached Images

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francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 922	Glad if you have link for other posts/ site about targes or a good reference book

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francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 922	Interesting ! Thank you !! Can you tell us from wich book the drawings come from ?

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toaster5sqn Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: New Zealand Posts: 84	14.5" is way to small for a strapped shield unless for a child and then it would be to heavy. At that size the whole elbow is exposed and that's a big no no, this thing is definitely decorative only. Robert

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thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	I have seen similar supposed targes which were actually repurposed decorative side table tops

7th March 2023, 12:00 AM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,342	I agree - looks like a Victorian copy to me too. But a very nice one. i think they are becoming collectibles in their own right.