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Steel Buckler
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Steel Buckler is made by Windlass Steelcrafts of 18 gauge steel with leather grips. The buckler or domed could be hung from the sword scabbard when two hands were needed for a pike or staff weapon. So widespread was its use that the exercise of sword and buckler became one of the most common sports of the Renaissance. The Steel Buckler measures 16" in diameter. Armed with the buckler and substituting whalebone for the sword, competitors flailed at each other amid the boisterous cheers of large crowds (they were not allowed to hit the legs, this was reserved for real combat). The buckler was a small shield which saw wide popularity in Europe beginning in the late 16th century. Normally not much wider than the fist holding it, the buckler was used primarily to parry an opponent's attack rather than cover the wielder's body. As the size of weapons began to decrease and sword play became more in vogue (as a result of the development of firearms), the buckler became the ideal shield choice. The times of barbarians with six-foot swords past, the small, light buckler was extremely effective in a fast-moving fight. While most bucklers were round, some were rectangular or square. |
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