Anyone know of similarly made pictures? I rather enjoy the full-practical-armor.

he has the shield built into his gauntlet. clever but doesn't seem very practical.

It looks more like a arm-guard more than I shield, seeing as how it isn't a tower, round, or tear shield and doesn't have much size.

Buckler.

Why is it so small near his wrist yet so large at his elbow. Is that shield made specifically for rib-shots coming from the side?

I would imagine that it is a buckler designed to give the wielder more use of his hand without losing both the defensive and offensive properties of a buckler. Unlike most larger shields the buckler was designed to be a weapon as well as a shield, allowing you to knock your opponent off balance as well as inflict damage as most were equipped with a center spike or a blade on the bottom edge. This one would allow these things, and still allow the user to hold the reins of a horse, or open a door knob without having to sheath or drop his sword.

Those shields did exist, and didn't hinder the wielder that much, it was common with great swordsman and pikeman. it provided a means of protection and as an additional weapon if disarmed from their weapon. Very Nicely done.

WolfmanXX said:
Those shields did exist, and didn't hinder the wielder that much, it was common with great swordsman and pikeman. it provided a means of protection and as an additional weapon if disarmed from their weapon. Very Nicely done.

Yes, but most of them were constructed like a soup pot's lid. even with the strap mounting it to the knights wrist, doing delicate things like opening doors and reaching for things were much more clumsy. This puts his hand more forward without sacrificing protection.

I feel like even if it did offer protection, from its size and location it looks like it wont even give adequate protection, more of a last resort or armguard than A true shield since it looks like the buckler could hardly take a hit.

Dracul said:
I feel like even if it did offer protection, from its size and location it looks like it wont even give adequate protection, more of a last resort or armguard than A true shield since it looks like the buckler could hardly take a hit.

They weren't meant to take a hit, they were meant to glance one and then give one. The common misconception with shields is that you block with them. Not unless you want a broken arm. You *deflect* with them.

the folks on this site are oddly knowledgeable of medieval weaponry and armor. it looks like it was designed to force a blade away but it still seems odd to have the largest section in the back.

alittleblackbat said:
the folks on this site are oddly knowledgeable of medieval weaponry and armor. it looks like it was designed to force a blade away but it still seems odd to have the largest section in the back.

I would think it would make it easy to deflect shots without catching on the rest of the armor. also protects the vitals.

alittleblackbat said:
the folks on this site are oddly knowledgeable of medieval weaponry and armor.

Actually, most here really don't know what they are talking about, it's getting pretty hard to keep quiet.

H3xx said:
I would imagine that it is a buckler designed to give the wielder more use of his hand without losing both the defensive and offensive properties of a buckler. Unlike most larger shields the buckler was designed to be a weapon as well as a shield, allowing you to knock your opponent off balance as well as inflict damage as most were equipped with a center spike or a blade on the bottom edge. This one would allow these things, and still allow the user to hold the reins of a horse, or open a door knob without having to sheath or drop his sword.

mind blown

alittleblackbat said:
the folks on this site are oddly knowledgeable of medieval weaponry and armor. it looks like it was designed to force a blade away but it still seems odd to have the largest section in the back.

exatly!

I commissioned this, personally I love it :3

Hello, my knightly bretheren! :D

Donro said:
I commissioned this, personally I love it :3

Looks awesome. Mind if I use it for an upcoming dnd game?

As a fantasy lover I find this to be great. *claps*

reminds me alot of Ostrava of Boletaria from Demon's Souls

This is my fetish. *fapfap fapfap*

mosh_grizzly said:
Buckler.

Except bucklers aren't shaped like that and I've seen some pretty funky shaped bucklers (looking at you Talhoffer). Bucklers aren't strapped to your arm, either. You're thinking of something like a targe, which is generally larger.

I personally think it would look better reversed, with the round section facing towards the hand, which would probably make it more functional. But that's just me.

Reminds me Darkest Dungeon

He bout to go lay that
dragon princess..

I- I mean slay the dragon and save the princess !

O__o

dark souls

The shield makes me think of the shield from the desert dlc for shadow of war

10 years later and I'm still using the same avatar, awesome picture.

mclovein said:
10 years later and I'm still using the same avatar, awesome picture.

Slay

The fact this has been on the site for 11 years suggests its been given some sort of pass, but... how does this not break the uploading guidelines? Has it just been missed for over a decade?

Anything that does not contain anthropomorphic characters or animals as part of their focus will be deleted.
If it appears like a human it counts as a human, regardless of what in-universe lore specifies.
The things that make humans not-human under our rules are visible, anatomical deviations from the standard human.

Nothing about this image suggests anything but a normal human in armor. Don't get me wrong, its good art and all, I just fail to see what makes it belong here.