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Iron Age Shield-edging - Paul Elliott - 09-30-2012
How accurate is bronze edging for Iron Age shields? I had thought this was a Roman only invention, but recently found out that edging has turned up over a long period of Celtic history. I would like to strip of the rawhide edging from my British Invasion period shield and instead apply bronze edging, but I' m still a bit unsure.
Iron Age Shield-edging - PhilusEstilius - 09-30-2012
The National Museums Scotland have a piece of bronze shield edging from Traprain Law Hill Fort east Lothian, so I think you would be safe to go ahead with bronze or indeed brass for such edging.
Iron Age Shield-edging - Patrick M - 09-30-2012
Iron is for central europe no prob! With bronze i`am not sure and had to check my libary :-)
Iron Age Shield-edging - Folkert van Wijk - 10-01-2012
British or Continental?
Iron Age Shield-edging - Paul Elliott - 10-01-2012
I'm looking at Britain circa 1stC AD. My shields have iron bosses, for example.