Ethiopian shield Metal

roanoa · 9th June 2009, 06:54 PM

There no documents pointing to the manufacturer, at least none that I am aware of. However, based on the fact that all the metal shields I have seen are identical (and required good machinery to make) and that the decorations are mass produced by stamping and that the rivets are clearly European made, I have no doubts that these shields were imported in the "raw" state and assembled locally.
Kino, where are you from? Which market are you referring to? Leather shields show up on eBay from time to time. Some are good, some are "tourist junk"....

9th June 2009, 06:54 PM	#6
roanoa Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 241	There no documents pointing to the manufacturer, at least none that I am aware of. However, based on the fact that all the metal shields I have seen are identical (and required good machinery to make) and that the decorations are mass produced by stamping and that the rivets are clearly European made, I have no doubts that these shields were imported in the "raw" state and assembled locally. Kino, where are you from? Which market are you referring to? Leather shields show up on eBay from time to time. Some are good, some are "tourist junk"....