Scottish Targe St.Martins
Order Code: St.Martins

In JACOBITE times, targes were the highlanders' main means of defence in battle. A targe was a circular shield about 19" in diameter, with the front covered in tough hide, and the back in deerskin. The front was decorated with brass or silver studs and plates which occasionally had cut-outs, backed with red cloth (traditionally a piece of red-coat's uniform). The leather was usually tooled in Celtic patterns. Some targes had a lethal spike screwed into the central boss.

This targe is based on an original, which came from the village of St. MARTINS, in Perthshire, and is dated 1715, but thought to be older.
It is now in the National Museum in Edinburgh

St.Martins Targe. ONLY £195.00