Description
VERY EARLY & RARE "PRE-PONY" HAND FIGHTING SHIELD, CIRCA 1780-1800, WITH CHEMICAL ANALYSIS Used in hand to hand ground combat, but abandoned after the introduction of horseback fighting, and ultimately cavalry with firearms, decorated with painted Buffalo. 16" diam. RETAINING RAWHIDE STRAPS FOR WRIST AND FOREARM, POSSIBLY A UNIQUE INTACT...