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wicker shield
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Just some toughts, as Romans trained with  double weight arms (wooden gladii, and a wicker shield) my thought are that maybe the wicker shield is attached to the scutum to make it heavier and protect the scutum from blows by the rudis. Who can help me on this?
AgrimensorLVCIVS FLAVIVS SINISTER
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wicker shield - by agrimensor - 10-25-2017, 06:51 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Dan Howard - 10-25-2017, 09:22 PM
RE: wicker shield - by Flavivs Aetivs - 10-26-2017, 01:03 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Crispianus - 10-26-2017, 09:32 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Crispvs - 11-06-2017, 04:10 PM
RE: wicker shield - by Dan Howard - 11-06-2017, 10:46 PM
RE: wicker shield - by agrimensor - 11-07-2017, 07:18 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Dan Howard - 11-07-2017, 10:49 PM
RE: wicker shield - by Graham Sumner - 11-08-2017, 03:44 PM
RE: wicker shield - by Crispianus - 11-09-2017, 09:00 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Renatus - 11-09-2017, 06:34 PM
RE: wicker shield - by Graham Sumner - 11-10-2017, 12:32 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Crispianus - 11-10-2017, 11:34 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Renatus - 11-10-2017, 05:32 PM
RE: wicker shield - by Gunthamund Hasding - 11-11-2017, 09:02 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Renatus - 11-11-2017, 10:06 AM
RE: wicker shield - by Dan Howard - 11-11-2017, 10:19 AM

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