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The buckler is a small shield with a central bowl serves as a garrison for the hand. Overall, it was used in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance but did not serve as protection against missile weapons like arrows but was useful for the blows of swords or maces. It was a simple but effective weapon, often combined with a bracamante, or a rapier.

There were two forms of medieval shields The first was a simple round shield with embrazadura directly behind the umbo with a variety of surfaces and thicknesses while the second was was shaped like a rectangle corrugated.