Buckler

Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 7

(bük'ler.) [From L. buccula, the handle ofa shield.] (Mil.) Formerly, a defensive shield worn by combatants, commonly made of tough hide, strengthened with plates and bo es of metal. (Fig. 110.) [s. 121] IMG:p0150_0.jpg:Gravür