Beja shield with battle scars

roanoa · 1st January 2020, 10:11 PM

Love this shield. If it could talk.... It seems it has seen a lot of action!! There are two large repairs. The cuts have been stapled back together. Sword slash and a spear thrust?? There are three smaller cuts that have not been repaired. Too small for spears? Maybe shotel hits?? Your comments, please.

Martin Lubojacky · 2nd January 2020, 10:17 AM

Hello Ron, this is nice group. The shield remembers a lot, for sure, it has interesting original repairs. Maybe they repaired the damages caused during the active duty of such shields by iron stitches, while the damages caused during the production, when the shield was still soft, by leather stitches, that times ?
(I like such groupings- I hope you don´t mind adding mine of the same etnic gropups, it was posted some time ago...)

Martin Lubojacky · 2nd January 2020, 10:59 AM

Some old photos

Drabant1701 · 2nd January 2020, 06:14 PM

Very nice shield Roanoa, that one has seen some action for sure. I do not have a shield like that but I recalled having a photo in my collection with just such a shield. The photo is by Adelphoi Zangaki and from late 19th century. In this photo the warrior is holding a spear rather than a sword.

My guess is that you shield suffered spear damage while camel jousting

roanoa · 2nd January 2020, 11:20 PM

Great pictures. Thanks.

1st January 2020, 10:11 PM	#1
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 235	Beja shield with battle scars Love this shield. If it could talk.... It seems it has seen a lot of action!! There are two large repairs. The cuts have been stapled back together. Sword slash and a spear thrust?? There are three smaller cuts that have not been repaired. Too small for spears? Maybe shotel hits?? Your comments, please. Attached Images

2nd January 2020, 10:17 AM	#2
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 841	Hello Ron, this is nice group. The shield remembers a lot, for sure, it has interesting original repairs. Maybe they repaired the damages caused during the active duty of such shields by iron stitches, while the damages caused during the production, when the shield was still soft, by leather stitches, that times ? (I like such groupings- I hope you don´t mind adding mine of the same etnic gropups, it was posted some time ago...) Attached Images

2nd January 2020, 10:59 AM	#3
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 841	Some old photos Attached Images

2nd January 2020, 06:14 PM	#4
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	Very nice shield Roanoa, that one has seen some action for sure. I do not have a shield like that but I recalled having a photo in my collection with just such a shield. The photo is by Adelphoi Zangaki and from late 19th century. In this photo the warrior is holding a spear rather than a sword. My guess is that you shield suffered spear damage while camel jousting Attached Images

2nd January 2020, 11:20 PM	#5
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 235	Great pictures. Thanks.