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Title: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-08-11, 20:55:31
Hey, Sir Edward...before you use that shield, would you consider selling it?

Possibly, I'll let you take a look at it. It's not fantastic, but it works. It's steel with rolled edges and leather straps.
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir William on 2011-08-12, 14:27:55
Nice...I'd love to have a look!
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-08-12, 15:08:53

I do have some photos, BTW:

http://ed.toton.org/weapons/templar-shield.html (http://ed.toton.org/weapons/templar-shield.html)

(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2006/weapons/a1091.jpg)
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir William on 2011-08-12, 15:16:04
It has arm and guige straps?  How big is it?  It looks hefty...me likey!
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-08-12, 15:18:57

It's about 35" tall. Not sure how wide. I can measure later. It's steel, but not overly heavy. It does have handles and a guige, but I don't remember if the guige is adjustable. I'll have to check. I'm thinking not. I think it's just a strap that's riveted on.
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir William on 2011-08-12, 15:20:18
That's not a problem; I could split the strap and rivet a belt to it, right?  The strapping's black?
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-08-12, 15:21:07

I think it's brown strapping, actually.
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-08-12, 15:23:28

I think it's brown strapping, actually.

Probably a dark brown, actually. Here are some photos of me with it:

(http://ed.toton.org/photos/2006/a746-me.jpg)   (http://ed.toton.org/photos/2006/a745.jpg)
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir William on 2011-08-12, 15:31:03
SWEET!  What would you let it go for?  Any pics of the back of it?  Hey, you were a green knight once!  How old are these pics?  Is that thick belt, is that the guige?
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-08-12, 15:45:30
Yeah, the guige is pretty wide. It's bolted at the far corners, so the shield tended to slant to one side when I had it on my back.

The photos are from 2006. That was the last year that I used those old single-color surcoats. I made them back around 1999.

Hmm, no idea on the price. :) I don't have any pics of the back, but I can always take some.
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir William on 2011-08-12, 18:20:29
Ok well let me know; I am interested.  :)
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2011-08-12, 20:22:04
i thought you had a templar shield? a wooden one would be better for faire and fighting, but a metal one is cool for decoration in the man cave for sure!
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Frater de Beaumanoir on 2011-08-14, 13:19:35
i thought you had a templar shield? a wooden one would be better for faire and fighting, but a metal one is cool for decoration in the man cave for sure!

Spot on Brother!  :)
Title: Re: Templar Shield - was Re: Sword and heater shield.
Post by: Sir William on 2011-08-15, 15:14:22
i thought you had a templar shield? a wooden one would be better for faire and fighting, but a metal one is cool for decoration in the man cave for sure!

I do have one, but I plan on getting it painted w/a new set of charges...not to mention, I have need of a shield for a righty as I have a sword that was belted for a righty so it would do to have a matched set.