09-07-2012, 02:33 PM
Quote:A few scuffs and damaged edging material, plus a couple of actual dents in the shield boss? No problem, as long as the hand fits in the cavity. I just look at is as one that has been through a little use.Agreed, my scutum looks better and I resist calls to re-do the painting to make it look better. :wink:
However, we do not fight with our shields, for replacing them each year would be above my budget. Look at the (equally) Late Roman group Britannia, who often make a shield every year (or so they tell me) for each year a shield becomes too damaged to repair.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)