Santali spiked parrying shield

David R · 21st April 2026, 11:47 AM

Reminds me of some of the 16th and 17th cent. spiked and hooked targes and bucklers in Western Europe.

Jim McDougall · 21st April 2026, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by David R

Reminds me of some of the 16th and 17th cent. spiked and hooked targes and bucklers in Western Europe.

Any examples? Not familiar with bucklers etc and the hook seems odd.

David R · 21st April 2026, 08:49 PM

https://www.arms-n-armor.com/blogs/n...ers-and-targes

Battara · 25th April 2026, 01:02 AM

For our records:

Jim McDougall · 25th April 2026, 04:22 PM

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David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,159	Reminds me of some of the 16th and 17th cent. spiked and hooked targes and bucklers in Western Europe.

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David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,159	https://www.arms-n-armor.com/blogs/n...ers-and-targes

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,848	Thank you Jose for entering the image, as noted for our records. The idea of these threads is to serve as an archived compendium of discussion, examples and material toward certain forms of arms through these. For those who use the SEARCH feature, as I do vehemently!!! these threads are a remarkable storehouse of knowledge!