Drop shield 115cm high – Norman and Rus shield

Drop shield from our own production

This shield shape first appeared at the end of 9. , Start 10th century. with the Normans. Often used by the cavalry, but also by the infantry. Beginning 10th century. the Slavs adopted this form. Drop shields were used in various sizes and slightly different shapes throughout Europe until the late Middle Ages.

Dimensions (as the shield blanks are handmade, the dimensions may vary slightly):

Width: 60cm

Height: 115cm

 

Texture:

Glued plywood panels in combination with linen as intermediate layers. This creates an extremely stable composite core.

Thickness of the drop shield approx. 9-12 mm.

Covered with linen (PAINTING NOT INCLUDED)

Edges sewn with rawhide sheathing

Bracket for the arm

 

Very robust and lightweight.

It is not mass-produced and is made by us personally and individually!

Ideal for show fighting!

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Delivery time:

2 weeks from order. Sometimes faster, should the order situation allow us to do so.

Originally, such drop signs were made from solid wooden sticks combined with linen, rawhide and lots of glue. This technology produces robust but also heavy signs. Later in the era, the shape was retained, but metal was increasingly used. Today, most signs are made of laminated wood. This ensures a certain stability, authenticity and lightness of the shield. To be honest, not all of today’s knights and showmen could hold up a real shield for very long in a field battle. Our signs are manufactured as described above. In addition, however, we still use the old composite technique with lines. This gives our drop shields even greater stability and many a fierce blow from a frenzied warrior can be warded off without much damage.