ANST - shield covers

[Franchesca Havas]

Removable shield covers I think was the idea. At least that is what I
understood it to be. I have seen this at a few wars. All of one side was one
color down to the shield covers, they looked real uniform, orderly, and
nice.

Sincerely,
Ches
aka Chiara Francesca
Virtual Scribe for 20th year
http://www.ansteorra.org/20thyr/

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark.S Harris <rsve60 at email.sps.mot.com>
To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 7:29 PM
Subject: ANST - shield covers


:Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace wrote in a thread on boffer combat:
:
:> As to colorful shield covers, Come see mine some time, cozyn.  I glue a
:> sturdy twill to the face and then paint my arms upon it (or, I should
:> say, my lady paints my arms upon it) before strapping the safety tubing
:> to the edge.  I've seen others do the same glued-on treatment so that
:> the cloth actually covered the edge.
:
:I thought at first that the advantage of the cloth covers was that
:they could be replaced when they got battered or transferred to another
:shield if the underlying shield got pulverized. But in the process that
:Sir Lyonel describes the cover is glued to the underlying shield.
:
:So what is the advantage of the cloth covers? Are they easier to paint
:than the underlying alluminum or plywood? Or do you just think they
:look better?
:
:Thanks.
:  Lord Stefan li Rous
:  stefan at texas.net
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