Scottish Targe Clan Ranald
Order Code: Ranald

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 is depicted by McIan, in his famous clan drawings as being carried by a member of CLANRANALD.
The leather of this targe is plain (not embossed), and it has a removeable central spike.It is now in the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow.

Clan Ranald Targe. ONLY £195.00