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- From: ACC00LTR@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU (Leonard T Roberts)
- Subject: Re: Just Curious...
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- References: <1992Dec23.034929.21002@alw.nih.gov> <BzpH8u.3qx@eis.calstate.edu>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:27:38 GMT
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- In article <BzpH8u.3qx@eis.calstate.edu>
- jlockha@eis.calstate.edu (Jame A Lockhart) writes:
-
- >>
- >> What's the "buckler" in sword-and-buckler?
- >> --
- >> Richard A. Drury
- >> drury@helix.nih.gov
- >
- >I always thought a buckler was merely a shield. Possibly with ridges on
- >it to "buckle" the opponents sword...yes...no?
-
- To the best of my memory, without looking anything up, a buckler is a small
- shield, about the size of a dinnerplate or smaller. Often they had a spike
- in the center that was sharp and used offensively in conjunction with the
- play of the sword.
-
- Len Roberts
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