My wife mentioned the other day that our son had the opportunity to own a Roman shield that the school was throwing away, would it be OK? Further discussion included I could hang it on his wall or door. To be honest I was all up for it from the start, anything that promotes his interest in history, especially military gets my vote.
Fast forward 24 hours and I get home to this! A full size replica with a brass boss, the rear and edge covered in faux leather with a handle built into the area behind the boss.
The school had moved to new buildings and whilst it was moved across it was then tossed in the skip as it was no longer used. Not sure about mounting on his door but it was well worth saving and The Boy is still jazzed about it.
Oh my goodness, what a save!
ReplyDeleteI still smile when I walk past it :-)
DeleteIan
Great save by the lad!!!! Your a lucky man. Perfect for a gaming room 😉
ReplyDeleteJust not sure where it will end up, but my hobby corner would sure look good............
DeleteIan
Fantastic!
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteNoice! :)
ReplyDeleteWill we go all Roman though?
DeleteIan
Cool
ReplyDeleteBrilliant... Surely though you should be getting into Pikes!
ReplyDeleteI still have my uniform...........
DeleteIan
well now you just need the rest of the kit.
ReplyDeleteerrr, maybe not :-)
DeleteIan
That's awesome. Home come I never got asked questions
ReplyDeleteIke this when my kid came home from school?
Peter
It's certainly a one off, well unless he gets double lucky.
DeleteIan
Lucky man!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful piece
Sure is
DeleteIan
Can't believe someone could put this anywhere near a skip! Great save!
ReplyDeleteIt would have been a real shame if it had been left there. Talking to the teacher it seems that she was the only one that used it when teaching about the Romans so it was seen to be of no value or use.
DeleteIan
Very nice, indeed!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Very cool indeed.
ReplyDeleteWow. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteWow! I was expecting some DIY effort but that looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhoever did it did a great job on it. Lee sourced some new brass mirror screws so I can replace the missing cap
DeleteIan
That is an amazing find. My old school just threw out sweaty socks and textbooks!
ReplyDeleteSure was, I just got sweaty textbooks and odd socks ;-)
DeleteIan
That is an amazing find. My old school just threw out sweaty socks and textbooks!
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