Poker Armory Buckler Review - First Impressions

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3 жыл бұрын

A look at the larger of the two new bucklers by Poker Armory, link below
www.pokerarmory.com/product-page/steel-buckler

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@Psiberzerker 3 жыл бұрын

I like the "Overbuilt Bucklers" for building shields. Buying good Shield Bosses is surprisingly difficult, and I've seen salad bowls! Ironically, a lot of reproduction Bucklers are either hydraulically formed bubbles, which are too thin, or over-built to shield boss weight. Which makes them pretty ideal for shield bosses, they already have rivet-holes for the grip split, you just have to screw the ends into the shield itself. (Yes, I use modern wood-working screws, because they're easy to replace. I'm going for Beaters here, not Historical Accuracy.)

@PJDAltamirus0425 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if shield bosses were heavier because Center grip shield were more military items than bucklers were. Being to withstand a polearm, calvary sword strike, battle axe is more rigorous than civilian fencing punishment.

@Psiberzerker 3 жыл бұрын

@@PJDAltamirus0425 You also have to support the weight of the shield.

@romanista77 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know! I picked up a 12” buckler on Amazon and immediately gave up on sword and buckler. Thinking: why bother with something so heavy...

@ProngedStag 3 жыл бұрын

I love poker. Their production quality for the price is stunning. I have one of their revised Matthaus Messers and it is easily my favorite piece of HEMA Gear

@Poohze01 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see bucklers with a 16ga boss and 18ga rolled rim. I reckon that would be perfect for me.

@AcademyofHistoricalFencing 3 жыл бұрын

I have one like that. It handles amazingly, but it gets beaten up really badly. Have to stand on it to straigten it out every session and it always looks battered. Heat treatment might help, but I suspect that thin it might encourage cracking as mine gets really bad crease lines around the boss rim.

@andreweden9405 3 жыл бұрын

Remember a place that sold bucklers called Shields Plus? Seems like they had some nice ones. Are they still around?

@AcademyofHistoricalFencing 3 жыл бұрын

We bought shields and bucklers from them years ago, but unfortunately about 6-7 years ago they stopped putting rawhide on the edging of their wood shields/bucklers, and this was a problem. They swapped to leather and durability was shot as a result. All of the last batch of bucklers we had from them had a short life, whereas I still have a Viking shield and heater of their older batches from about 12-14 years ago.

@andreweden9405 3 жыл бұрын

@@AcademyofHistoricalFencing , Oh ok, I was wondering. Thanks for the reply, Nick! I also left a comment/question on your earlier spadroon video.😁