Ricardo - Many thanks. His Saxon opponent next.
Mark - Many thanks. I suppose then that the leather could have a reddish colour, as here, or even be painted.
Neil, Ralph and Jack - Thank you.
I have done a little refining since the last set of pics:
The large photos always show up a few rough areas, so I've tried to iron those out. Quite a bit more was done to the shield, which was looking too dark. It really is finished now.
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