11-04-2007, 04:59 PM
I would Think that one problem still exisits for such numbers of Silver Covered Shields to be a real possibility , that is of Skilled labor to make Them . And the practicality of actual usuage . Silver is easier to "work" , and will Tool harden to give , certianly not as hard as surface as Tool hardened Bronze , but a decently hard surface . But Working with Silver requires some Skill that would be slightly different than Bronze , It will Stretch More , Tear easier , Where would so many Skilled Silver Workers Come From ?? And yes you could easily Train Skilled bronze workers to do this Sliver work in a Short time ..But I have a issue too... in Thinking not ALL shields would have had a FULL Bronze facing . And Then would you recover , or make all new shields ?? The Amount of Time and Highly Skilled Labor which would have been Scarce ,, I mean we are not talking about ALL SILVER WORKERS ,, But Silver Sheet Workers !! Silver Sheet Covered Shields certainly would be a special Status Symbol , but many times in History , just the Notion of a difference ( as in Black Uniforms) Made the needed distiction.So I still would go with Tinned Sheild faces :roll:
HYPASPIST/MICHAEL PECHACEK SR
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