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The Rattan shield Teng Pai was a common shield type employed by the armies of the Ming as it is cheap, light, flexible, and durable, greatly outperforming comparable wooden shields and metal shields. As rattan has no wood grain, it does not split easily. However, rattan does not grow in the climate of Northern China, so troops equipped from ...
The shield is made of hardwood and is decorated with intricate carvings and an elaborate rattan binding on the front. [1] The wood comes from native trees such as the dapdap, polay and sablang. [2] The shield usually measured about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length and 0.5 m (1.6 ft) in width.
According to the Jixiao Xinshu, written in 1584, rattan shields were preferable to wooden shields in the south because they were lighter and easier to use in muddy and rainy conditions and on the sloped pathways of farming fields. Rattan shields were sometimes paired with javelins, which were used to distract the enemy.
According to the Japanese, during the Battle of Jiksan, the Chinese wore armour and used shields that were at least partially bulletproof. [82] Frederick Coyett later described Ming lamellar armour as providing complete protection from "small arms", although this is sometimes mistranslated as "rifle bullets". [ 83 ]
Similar large shields made of wicker were used by Achaemenid sparabara infantry. The Roman army later adopted the scutum , a large rectangular curved shield made from three sheets of wood glued together and covered with canvas and leather, usually with a spindle-shaped boss along the vertical length of the shield.
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