My understanding of the SCA leads me to believe that no matter how armored a combatant is, he is considered to be wearing mail, and an open-faced helmet. Also, I believe the buckler and the sword can be gripped together fasciliating a two-handed grip. Because an armoured man knows he is pretty impervious to the sword (other than thrusts, in which case, I'd much rather have a spear than a sword), he can afford to either not carry a shield into battle or carry a small buckler. In the sca an hard hits count but.I'd doub thtat a sword, regardless of how strongly swung, would cause a lethal slice to a man in full plate, especailly if the armor is rounded.
I believe that they can afford to sacrifice some protection n the name of weight.Īlso tsafa, I know you're in the sca and that is not a very good representation of this. (arquebus because of the range, pike because, hell, it's 18 feet long). Also, I believe it would be an asset to people like pikemen or arquebuseirs who typically don't fight in combat as their primary purpouse. I don't think it would be useful in a vast, grand melee, but it may serve quite a bit of use in skirmishes. Does anyone else have any thoughts on why anyone would bring a buckler to a battlefield.Īs adam said, the buckler has the benifit of being small light an maneuverable. The buckler is useless against axes or polearms. At best it will hurt their hand, at the very least it can be a distraction. The buckler has a center grip, so you can really fustrate someone by constanly hitting the edges of the buckler making it move back and forth. An incomming sword blow even if cought by the buckler can skip off and still hit something. Why not use a kiteshield, or two swords for that matter. None the less, I can see its value in a cilivian setting.īut how about a battle? I have seen at least one painting showing the use of a bucker in a battle, but it does not make sense.
It is about the same diameter, a bit lighter and has an offensive capability. A full kite shield is just too inconvinent to walk around town with. It makes some sense in a civilian setting where you can hang a rapier on one side and a buckler on the other side of you belt.
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