parma

[P. Clodius Secundus]

I carry a parma for my cornicien impression. The handle is horizontal and that works out just fine since it spends most of it's time hanging from the sling. My sling has a solid ring on the left attachment point and a brass J-hook on the right. That allows me to easily hook/unhook the shield without working it around the bear pelt. The top rim rests just under my armpit when I'm playing the horn over my left shoulder. When carring my smaller home-made cornu I can rotate the horn 90 degrees forward and slide the center bar down on top of the parma handle. The cornu lays flat round the parma and hangs from the shield sling as well. this frees up my left hand. I can also wrap my hand around the shield and horn handles and grasp them together.