Identification of
Selected
Shields and Parrying Arms & Armor
of the
World

updated February 25, 2009

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Please note - buying an item or sending funds does not guarantee a response. Due to overwhelming response to this website, I may not answer directly; I may simply post new material on the website in hope that a published response will answer your question(s).

  • If you E-mail or snail-mail any images to me for use in identification of an item, I reserve the right to use - without further contact - those images on my website, without compensation to you (other than my efforts to assist you, however minimal the result may actually be).
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Research materials I have available are quite substantial; however, on some items, information within those materials might be quite sparse. If you choose to snail-mail images, please make sure you have copies or your originals retained for yourself. We do not return images in any format and they become the property of Arms to Armor - The History Store without compensation to you for any use - past, present, or future.


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Africa

Asia

Australia

European Continent

India, Indonesia, and Related

Middle Eastern

Miscellaneous

Russia and USSR Related

North America (other than USA)

Central and South America

United Kingdom

United States

Below are the images of selected shields used in selected countries. I will add to this from time to time - mainly upon request - when identification of a certain shield is requested.
My intent is to help the novice collector, not to help line the pockets of pseudo antique dealers.
The best advice I can offer to the novice collector is, "READ BOOKS."
There are a number of wonderful books available and below I have listed some of my favorites.
AGAIN, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

List of Books:


" A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor, In All Countries and In All Times, Together With Some Closely related Subjects"
by George Cameron Stone - Jack Brussel, Publisher
"WEAPONS - An International Encyclopedia From 5000 B.C. To 2000 A.D."
by The Diagram Group - St. Martin's Press

If you need further information, please request such on the Weapons Identification Service page.

Africa and Related



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Asia and Related



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Australia and Related



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European Continent





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India, Indonesia, and Related



Asian Indian "Madu"

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Miscellaneous



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Russia, USSR and Related



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North American





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Central and South American



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United Kingdom



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United States





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