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Blue gold kite shield1/17/2024 ![]() ![]() For this we recommend using maintenance silicone which can be purchased separately in the LARP Accessories section. High safety, approved by top organizationsĪll latex-coated products need a certain degree of maintenance.Handle is made of EVA foam and canvas straps for a firm grip.Strong latex coating on hard EVA foam, which does not flex in combat. ![]() Made from durable closed cell foam that does not shred.Color: Wood, Black/Red, Black/Green, Black/Gold.Made from non-splintering wood such as alder, fir, poplar or linden.Associated with the Normans, who were the first to use this style of shield widely.Also referred to as a “kite” shield, originally from the 10th-12th centuries.Feel confident that this latex shield will withstand the continued abuse of a LARP with regular latex maintenance. Wear this Kite Shield either left-handed or right-handed with the use of two canvas arm straps on the back, secured through hard EVA foam for a reliable and solid grip made to last. While the design is simple, this Kite Shield is timeless and classic, and can fit almost any LARP game you can find. With a wooden texture and finished to look like wood grain and an iron rim, this shield will fit perfectly in the hands of an adventurer or infantryman. This Ready-For-Battle Kite Shield is a semi-curved kite-shield inspired by 10th to 12th century Normans. The grip is solid in your hand and for the first time you have a small hope that with this added defense you might be able to muscle your way out of this situation after all! Description The dust suggests that it’s been there for a while, but upon inspection you can see that the wood and metal rim are still good. That’s when you spot a Kite Shield in the corner. Worst of all they took your pride.but they did not take your uncanny ability to wiggle out of ropes!įree at last, you scan the old cellar for something useful. If you didn’t find any for your taste and wish, please send us photo and description of the required model and we will make it for you.You assume the bandits are going to kill you when they realize no one is going to pay an Adventurer’s ransom, but for now they leave you tied up in the cellar of an old farmhouse. In section “Shields”, you can see all models that we offer for ordering. If you are looking for smaller models, you may like steel shield or triangle shield for reenactors. You can use this functional battle shield for: Steel umbo in sating polishing treatment.It was used by mounted knights in order to protect left side of warrior (leg and upper part of body).Īlmond shield was usually made of wood, covered with leather and completed with steel umbo in the center and has length 140 cm (55 inches). Edges of shield were trimmed with steel or leather. Popularization of kite shields in medieval times was related to development of cavalry. Soldiers with kite shields, fragment from manuscript Dijon BM MS.14 Bible of Stephen Harding Shields of such unique shape are depicted on the famous Bayeux Tapestry and are one of the most recognizable types of Norman warrior armament.Ĭavalry and infantry with kite shields, fragment from Bayeux Tapestry It is also known as almond shield due to its shape, pointing at the bottom. Kite shield is a type of medieval defense, which was popular in the X-XIV centuries all over Europe and Rus’.
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