targe

The targe is a type of strapped round shield that was used by Scottish Highlanders in the early modern period. From the late 16th century, until the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the Scottish Highlander's main means of defence in battle was his targe. In February 1596, the clan leader John Grant of Freuchie was able to muster 500 men, including 40 armed "according to the Highland custom" with bows, helmets, swords, and targes. After the disastrous defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden, the carrying of the targe had been banned by the Disarming Act, and many were destroyed or put to other uses. Those that remain have intricate patterns and are decorated, indicating that they would have originally belonged to important people.

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Targa dell'oratorio di Santa Maria a Fomarco (Pieve Vergonte)

Shield with Leszek the Black's victory

Targe (bulletproof), Nuremberg, 1600-1610 - Higgins Armory Museum - DSC05700

Berliner Gedenktafel Brebacher Weg 15 (Biesd) Hans Brass

Targe (outside) J1

Targe (inside) J1

Maja Maranow, Stahnsdorf - Mutter Erde fec

Villa Querini (Camposampiero) 03

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Targa dell'oratorio di Santa Maria a Fomarco (Pieve Vergonte)		Commons
commons	image		Shield with Leszek the Black's victory		Commons
commons	image		Targe (bulletproof), Nuremberg, 1600-1610 - Higgins Armory Museum - DSC05700		Commons
commons	image		Berliner Gedenktafel Brebacher Weg 15 (Biesd) Hans Brass		Commons
commons	image		Targe (outside) J1		Commons
commons	image		Targe (inside) J1		Commons
commons	image		Maja Maranow, Stahnsdorf - Mutter Erde fec		Commons
commons	image		Villa Querini (Camposampiero) 03		Commons