Buckler
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A buckler is a small shield, 15 to 45 cm (6 in to 18 in) in diameter, gripped in the fist; it was generally used as a companion weapon in hand-to-hand combat, as its size made it poor protection against missile weapons (e.g., arrows) but useful in deflecting the blow of an opponent's sword or mace. There are two major forms of medievally documented bucklers. The first is a simple round shield with the fist positioned directly behind the boss with a variety of shapes of face and depths of rim. These could also have projections from the top and bottom or serrated rings around the boss. The second major form is a corrugated rectangle.[1]
Variations
| Item | Source is | Rare item | Is incomplete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banded durian wood buckler | Wise Weapons (2), Wise Weapons (1) | true | |
| Black ironwood buckler | true | ||
| Black ironwood buckler with a skull-shaped damite boss | House of the Revenant Fang 423/Incidental loot | true | |
| Black-marbled buckler | Ragged wind hag, Bony wind wretch | ||
| Blighted silverwillow buckler | Stumpy blight ogre | true | |
| Blued-steel buckler with a wyvern-shaped boss | Fate's Fortune's Games/Prizes | true | |
| Boiled leather buckler | Pirate mariner | true | |
| Buckler (crafted) | false | ||
| Buckler mosaicked with a gold-white temple amid lush gardens | Drathrok's Duskruin 446/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 442/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 438/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 435/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 430/Incidental loot, Drathrok's Duskruin 426/Incidental loot | true | |
| Circular buckler | Muckele's Hoy | true | |
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