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Dan Rosen
Location: Providence Joined: 21 Jan 2010
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Posted: Thu 11 Jul, 2013 11:36 am Post subject: 16th Century Target/Rotella Padding |
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Hello!
The search function is providing me with a myriad of vague or disconnected results, and so I was wondering if anyone had any images stowed of handles/grips, padding, or straps from the backs of 16th century targets.
Thank you!
-Dan
-Dan Rosen
"One day there will be no more frontier, and men like you will go too."
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Sean Flynt
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Bjorn Hagstrom
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Posted: Wed 15 Jan, 2014 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Old topic, but I am curious..would those round shields from the Marozzo illustration be of wooden construction, or out of steel? Or something else entirely?
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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Stephen Curtin
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Posted: Thu 16 Jan, 2014 2:02 am Post subject: |
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Bjorn Hagstrom wrote: | Old topic, but I am curious..would those round shields from the Marozzo illustration be of wooden construction, or out of steel? Or something else entirely? |
Both were used, though I think steal was more common.
Éirinn go Brách
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Bjorn Hagstrom
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Posted: Thu 16 Jan, 2014 2:48 am Post subject: |
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Stephen Curtin wrote: | Bjorn Hagstrom wrote: | Old topic, but I am curious..would those round shields from the Marozzo illustration be of wooden construction, or out of steel? Or something else entirely? |
Both were used, though I think steal was more common. |
Thanks. I will venture forth and see if I can find any museum examples somehow
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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Mart Shearer
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Posted: Thu 16 Jan, 2014 5:57 am Post subject: |
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I think some of the lantern shields in the Tower are steel over wood.
ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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Posted: Thu 16 Jan, 2014 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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As I understand it, both the rotella/rodela/targe[t] could be made of both steel and wood, or at times both.
They were slightly convex, certainly far less so than the aspis (hoplon) they were possibly based on (Renaissance = Classical Revival Style).
All steel backed with suede to muffle the clanking sound about right. As for wood, I think they were often covered with leather (pig I think), the wood was two layers of planked construction pegged together (although hide glue could be used). Reinforcing it with iron (as was done on some bucklers) wouldn't be that far of a jump. Painting them is also an option.
The strap appears to be of broad leather (far more so than a belt) and either closed by buckle or cords, whilst the grip could either be metal or rawhide with possibly a wooden core (so good luck trying to grip a dirk or dart). Both could be "stapled" or riveted to the shield.
Proportionately they could be, it seems, anything from a mans forearm to a "shoulder-to-knee" in size.
Putting a gun or spike in the centre is optional.
So yeah, that about all I know as I understand them.
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Bjorn Hagstrom
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Posted: Thu 16 Jan, 2014 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the linked pics, nice examples of steel ones. With that decoration, they look almost Ottoman/Persian (where it seems a lot of aesthetic influences where coming in the 16th century contintental Europe, right?)
I found a few examples on this excellent pinterest board:
http://www.pinterest.com/mothemelusine/decora...ance-euro/
They all seem to be labeled as made of wood.. Mind you also as parade items, with nice paint-jobs. They seem to be quite deeply dished, so perhaps thin steamed and glued slats over a form have been used to make a plywood construction?
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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Stephen Curtin
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Posted: Fri 17 Jan, 2014 3:10 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for sharing this Bjorn, great collection of images.
Éirinn go Brách
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