STEEL BUCKLER
From RA MS I.33
Authentic! Durable! Suitable even for SCA-grade combat! 

Many of the wards in RA MS I.33 require the adept and quick use of a buckler. Our exclusive cuirboille (boiled leather) and steel buckler combines durability with lightness to make the ideal fighting shield.

Bucklers or small shields were often used in the Middle Ages by civilians along with a single-handed sword. Europe's oldest known fighting treatise, RA I.33 ("one" thirty three) features many illustrations of these bucklers, and ours was designed based on these examples.

Steel bucklers are fairly easy to find today, but ours is made with special care. The highly polished front deters rust. The finely rolled edge is more flat than machine-looking, and the boss well-formed and symmetrical without looking spun. Best of all, these bucklers handle extremely well and can stand the punishment even of heavy rattan weapons, although they are equally suitable for rapier or Western martial arts use.

Regardless of the history, our buckler has received rave reviews by Western martial artists, fencers, reenactors, LARP and SCA combatants.

Our fine example is 12" in diameter.

Used in combination with the Hanwei single-handed "practical" sword and our I.33-style gloves and shoes, you can get pretty close to the right equipment to practice medieval sword and buckler.

             (14" shield handle)