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21 Jun 2024 10:03 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

Changed title from "R0man shields" to "Roman shields - edging?"

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lobobebo	21 Jun 2024 7:41 p.m. PST
With what were EIR shields edged, metal or leather?
GurKhan	22 Jun 2024 2:02 a.m. PST
Some were certainly edged in bronze (some sort of copper alloy, anyway) -see link for some examples. Others may have been edged in rawhide – the 3rd-century Dura shields were.

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