Made in Cornwall by George of HEMA Penzance

Custom HEMA Bucklers

Steel boss, hardwood grip, bound edge. Round or shaped, made to order.

Ask George for one
George's shaped buckler in dark wood with a steel boss and a riveted brass edge
I Capitolo Primo The Work

Wood, Steel and Brass

Buckler shields made by hand in the same workshop as the bracers.

George has fenced at HEMA Penzance for many years, and he makes steel bracers and shields in his workshop. His bucklers are made by hand, one at a time.

The round buckler has a wooden face with a steel boss at its centre, and a rim bound in leather and laced with brass wire. The shaped buckler is dark wood with a steel boss, its edge bound in riveted brass strip, with two notches cut into its top edge. Both are held by a hardwood grip that runs across the back of the boss, so your fist sits inside the steel.

Each one is made to order. Tell George what you would like in the notes below, and he will reply with what he can do and a price.

New to the buckler? We have written about what a buckler is and how it was used, and about sword and buckler from I.33, the oldest fencing book in Europe.

A shaped buckler in dark wood with a steel boss and brass-bound edge
The shaped buckler: dark wood, steel boss, riveted brass edge.
A round buckler with a steel boss, wooden face and laced green leather rim
The round buckler: steel boss on a wooden face.
The round buckler from the side, showing the height of the boss
The boss stands well clear of the hand.
Close view of the round buckler's leather rim laced with brass wire
The rim, bound in leather and laced with brass wire.
The back of the round buckler, showing the hardwood grip across the boss
A hardwood grip behind the boss.
The shaped buckler at an angle, showing the notches and brass edging
The notches and the brass binding.
The shaped buckler turned on its side
Turned on its side.
The back of the shaped buckler with its wooden grip
From behind, with the grip.
II Capitolo Secondo The Order

Ask for One

Say what you would like, and George will reply with what he can do and a price. The request goes to him as an email.

Which buckler

Sending opens your email app with the order written out. If nothing opens, copy the order and email it to [email protected].


        
Vienite a Imparare Come and Learn

Hold one on a Tuesday

George is at the club most weeks. Come along and ask him anything. Your first lesson is free.