Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros or Leather Hide Dhal Shield Snider Rifle Parts Ready to display

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Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros or Leather Hide Dhal Shield Snider Rifle Parts Ready to displayOriginal 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