![Joined an enthusiast shield-maker who has been working on production and use of round shields in eastern traditional archery. It was quite fun, and also very interesting to try a historical technique. Joined an enthusiast shield-maker who has been working on production and use of round shields in eastern traditional archery. It was quite fun, and also very interesting to try a historical technique.](https://preview.redd.it/0xjfhk4uxj281.jpg?auto=webp&s=d534ae39c167cde2f7e4149cf63c4f4224e22ddf)
Joined an enthusiast shield-maker who has been working on production and use of round shields in eastern traditional archery. It was quite fun, and also very interesting to try a historical technique.
![Ottoman kalkan, (shield), Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. | Medieval armor, Historical armor, Polish hussars Ottoman kalkan, (shield), Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. | Medieval armor, Historical armor, Polish hussars](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9d/4e/ef/9d4eefc2de7bd8d770617f789328a5b5.jpg)
Ottoman kalkan, (shield), Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. | Medieval armor, Historical armor, Polish hussars
![A wicker shield (kalkan) with gilt-decorated steel boss, Turkey, c.1600 | lot | Medieval shields, Shield, Polish winged hussars A wicker shield (kalkan) with gilt-decorated steel boss, Turkey, c.1600 | lot | Medieval shields, Shield, Polish winged hussars](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d6/29/cf/d629cfc8ac5ca15f32c89a6149d55bd8--ottoman-empire-an-eye.jpg)
A wicker shield (kalkan) with gilt-decorated steel boss, Turkey, c.1600 | lot | Medieval shields, Shield, Polish winged hussars
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