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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6860260" data-attributes="member: 8835">I have an actual steel buckler.  Pretty rigid and small (about a foot diameter).Your pic example looks more like a proper shield (size-wise).I imagine the good ones are made of the better plastics, less likely to crack from a baseball bat hit (that has to be a test they do).Being see-thru might be useful, as you aren't blinding yourself when you raise it up.I imagine though, its utility is measured by today's modern threats, bats, pipes, thrown beer bottles.They might make a version that blocks bullets using Lexan or something.  Call of Duty has a riot shield that does a good job of that, I imagine they modeled it after something maybe real.  Or not.Against enemies who don't really know how to fight (most people nowadays), they probably suffice.I do recall seeing articles about the Occupy riot stuff, where protesters improvised armor out of plastic milk jugs, etc, to help reduce damage.  We all might joke about the futility of wearing a milk jug on your head, but would you rather have one when a beer bottle is flying at you?</blockquote>