Small Buckler

Small Buckler is a shield used in hand-to-hand combat with an arming sword. It is a defensive piece of equipment but can also be used as a weapon. Bucklers were mainly used during the medieval/renaissance period but the first appearance of the bucklers was seen in an extant-armed combat manual from the year 1300. The buckler was poor defense equipment when it came to missile weapons like arrows or spears but it was a good companion weapon for close-quarter combat situations.