Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros or Leather Hide Dhal Shield Airsoft Guns Built in Jarrow

Built in Jarrow

made in limited numbers

what appear to silver plaques each engraved

in which case it doesn't quite index completely

showing oxidation of the aluminum

Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros or Leather Hide Dhal Shield Airsoft Guns Built in JarrowOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dating from the second half of the 1800s this measures just 18 in diameter and was used as a parrying shield in hand to hand combat by the Sudanese Dervish Warriors and by the indigenous native populations right across the Islamic world including India. Known as a DHAL, the ones from India tended to be made all of metal and the Sudanese and Persian ones of Rhino hide. This is a particularly nice leather example