Bronze by Brian Moffatt F.S.A. Scotland.
Reiver No 1.Circa 1580. “Open Fight.”
“Open Fight” is a position best used in tight packed groups on the battlefield. Reiver No.1 wears a battered combed Morion, (helmet), circa 1570, and an old and repaired Border “Jack”, (an armoured doublet, sewn between its inner and outer facing and lining, with small plates of steel. The plates were pierced with small holes, and the stitching between these holes forms the characteristic pattern on the outside of the garment.)
Across his back he carries a “ballock dagger”, the weapon which eventually developed into the Scottish Dirk. He is armed with a light shield known as a “buckler”, and wields a basket-hilted sword of the late 16th century, which still retains the fore and aft cross guards, known as “quillons”. This signed, limited edition, foundry cast bronze stands nine inches tall to the tip of his sword.
Across his back he carries a “ballock dagger”, the weapon which eventually developed into the Scottish Dirk. He is armed with a light shield known as a “buckler”, and wields a basket-hilted sword of the late 16th century, which still retains the fore and aft cross guards, known as “quillons”. This signed, limited edition, foundry cast bronze stands nine inches tall to the tip of his sword.
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Brian Moffatt has worked in the Scottish Borders, as an artist, in wood, gold, silver and bronze, since 1978. He and his family have been enthusiasts of Arms and Armour, for over 40 years, and for 10 years until 1998, ran the Museum of Border Arms and Armour, at Teviothead.
He has both written and assisted with several books and videos on the Borders and the Border Reivers, including the Osprey, “Men at Arms” series, and” The “Edwins Kingdom” series, as well as his own “The Devil and King James”. Currently together with his wife Maureen he is working on a new book on Border myth and legend, and has plans for a definitive book on the arms and armour of the Border Reiver, based upon the collections which formed the displays at The Museum of Border Arms and Armour.
He has both written and assisted with several books and videos on the Borders and the Border Reivers, including the Osprey, “Men at Arms” series, and” The “Edwins Kingdom” series, as well as his own “The Devil and King James”. Currently together with his wife Maureen he is working on a new book on Border myth and legend, and has plans for a definitive book on the arms and armour of the Border Reiver, based upon the collections which formed the displays at The Museum of Border Arms and Armour.
Brian at work in the studio.