07-14-2008, 09:23 PM
Bill Manning was reported as saying he did not believe the object to be a shield grip re-inforcement because.....
...we..ll, the 'folded over' part does not look 'too small' to me, judging by the scale bar in the photo, but of course I haven't seen/measured the real thing. Equally, the 'folded over' part doesn't have to be the full width of the grip since it only re-inforces the grip and the 'fold' only serves to hold the metal to a wooden grip, so does not have to be any particular size......
Similarly, the extensions don't have to be any particular shape either, and can, for example, be a decorative shape.....( so there's no 'right' shape)
...and shield grip re-inforcers within an 'umbo' don't have to have a 'bow', but can be straight, as is amply illustrated by the depictions here in this thread.......
It therefore seems to me that 'shield-grip re-inforcement' is still the most plausible candidate so far.......
Quote:The thing is he doesn't think its a shield grip either as he says the folded over part is too small and the extended piece is not the right shape. I think he also said it it would have had a bow in it,
...we..ll, the 'folded over' part does not look 'too small' to me, judging by the scale bar in the photo, but of course I haven't seen/measured the real thing. Equally, the 'folded over' part doesn't have to be the full width of the grip since it only re-inforces the grip and the 'fold' only serves to hold the metal to a wooden grip, so does not have to be any particular size......
Similarly, the extensions don't have to be any particular shape either, and can, for example, be a decorative shape.....( so there's no 'right' shape)
...and shield grip re-inforcers within an 'umbo' don't have to have a 'bow', but can be straight, as is amply illustrated by the depictions here in this thread.......
It therefore seems to me that 'shield-grip re-inforcement' is still the most plausible candidate so far.......
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