This is a rare, experimental combination of body armor (shield) and a weapon (matchlock gun). The gunsmith Giovanni Battista of Ravenna proposed this gun shield to King Henry VIII of England in 1544. Interested More
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Engraving showing a chiseled shield attributed to Benvenuto Cellini, kept at Armeria Reale, Turin, ItalyItaliano: Incisione raffigurante lo scudo cesellato attribuito a Benvenuto Cellini, conservato all'Armer More
Français : BOUCLIERS: 1. Egypticien. — 2. Assyrien. — 3. Etrusque. — 4. Grec. — 5. Romain. — 6. Du soldat romain. — 7. Gaulois. — 8. Pavois des troupes à pied (à dater du XIV S.). — 9. Bouclier en amende (XI e More
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Magyar tárcsapajzs. Pergamenbőrrel borított fa. (16. század) a=1030 mm ; b= 750 mm ; m= 3,5 kg. A székelyudvarhelyi Haáz Rezső Múzeum tulajdona. – photo taken by uploader User:Csanády in 2006.