. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . iguresembossed and the back with arabesques. Diameter, i5in. Purchased at the Bernal sale in 1855. 18. Buckler of Wood (XVIth Century), covered with leatherpainted and gilt with arabesques. On the inside is a leather arm-pad andhandle. Diameter, 22in. 194 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. 19. Buckler of Wood, painted with indecipherable shields of , 25in. 20, Buckler, similar to the above, much perished. 21. Buckler of Wood (Early XVIthCentury), concave, faced with concentriccircles of brass rivets and umbo of so
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . iguresembossed and the back with arabesques. Diameter, i5in. Purchased at the Bernal sale in 1855. 18. Buckler of Wood (XVIth Century), covered with leatherpainted and gilt with arabesques. On the inside is a leather arm-pad andhandle. Diameter, 22in. 194 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. 19. Buckler of Wood, painted with indecipherable shields of , 25in. 20, Buckler, similar to the above, much perished. 21. Buckler of Wood (Early XVIthCentury), concave, faced with concentriccircles of brass rivets and umbo of solidsteel. This is very similar to the bucklersshown in the painting of the Embarka-tion of Henry VHI at Dover, preservedat Windsor Castle. There are similarbucklers in the Musee dArtillerie, Paris(L. 6), and in the Ashmolean Museum,Oxford. Diameter, i4in. 22. Buckler of Wood (XVIth Cen-tury), covered with leather ; on the faceis a steel boss and sword-breaker. Purchased at the Bernal Sale in to Windsor by command of His Majesty the King, BUCKLER (V, 21) 23. Buckler of Steel, with tworaised rings to act as a sword-breaker. 24. Gauntlet Shield and sword-breaker of three rings. 25. Buckler of Steel (Middle ofXVIth Century), embossed with across and thistles. 26-33. Seven Bucklers of Iron(XVIth Century). Nos. 26, 27 purchased at the BernalSale in 1855. 34-42. Nine Pistol-shields(XVIth Century).—These are
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