This is cross-posted from the armour construction forum.
Does anyone have any credible weights for extant shield bosses? It would have to be well-preserved so that corrosion losses are not too significant. Perhaps something from Dura Europos?
Roman or post-Roman examples preferred but any data points would be good.
Shield Boss weights
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Shield Boss weights
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Hardened leather, hardened steel, linen, natural fiber padding, riveted chain, rawhide-edged birch plywood:
Cool lightweight medieval technologies for superior combat performance.