Culloden targe Huisdecoratie op het Luxorfresco in Egypte

op het Luxorfresco in Egypte en bij de opgravingen van Legio VIII Augusta in het fort van Vindonissa in Zwitserland

This Object Standard is 1

The sharp edge has a hardness of 60 HRC and the blunt edge is 40 HRC

This sword is a replica of the 13th century original owned by the well-known English knight Sir William Marshall

This gladius has a semi-sharp blade made of EN45 spring steel

Culloden targe Huisdecoratie op het Luxorfresco in EgypteThis targe is based on originals that were used during the last Jacobite uprising of 17451746. The original is now part of the collection of the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, Scotland. The targe was a formidable weapon and not an isolated development. The wars of the Jacobites should be seen in a broader European context, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession (17011714) or, more broadly, the conflicts that arose between Catholic and Protestant