06-22-2010, 03:22 AM
Quote:The antilabe would not have to have been moved to the shield's edge, only lengthened into a loop through which the forearm could pass. The porpax, though, would have jutted out and prevented the bearer from tucking into the curvature of the shield, and so it would then need to be removed.
Ah, I see now. You would turn the antilabe into a porpax essentially. It could work, in extremis, but that is a lot of shield hanging off to your left. There are problems with how the strap would hang to bear the shield's weight evenly. I think you really need to experiment with this, or enlist someone to, if you are going to advocate it in a more formal setting.
As to the need to remove the old porpax, it is beyond the elbow in the position you suggest, so I don't think it would be a problem. See below:
Paul M. Bardunias
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