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mounted. The ends of the strap should be well anchored. We use two bolts through a small piece of metal over
the strap's end. These bolts should be as short as safely possible, they stay in the shield at all times. Once the
plate, shield and bolts are right, hammer the plate edges down so they hold the strap down securely.
If possible, paint your shield in the official Calontir colors. (An entire wall of shields with the same painted design
is kind of scary to the foe.) If you can't or won't paint the official Calontir colors, paint your shield anyway. An
unpainted war shield will be too shiny and will probably not pass inspection. The inside of the shield needs to be
painted so as not to blind the user with its reflection. Also for safety, we tape small squares of leather over the
inside bolt heads to keep them from scraping your arm.
Now you have a war shield. Remember as you use your scutum that it was this type of shield that made Calontir
known to every other kingdom in the Known World at Pennsic XIII. We need to keep practicing and modifying
our shield wall to keep it and Calontir invincible.
Pavel
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