gaelic brooch ballyspellan bronze Riemen - gespen & riembeslag The binoculars are delivered inclusive

The binoculars are delivered inclusive of a leather pouch with a strap

they gradually lost their practical use

many gentlemen wore a rapier for self-protection and as a fashion accessory and status symbol

Spearheads such as these were used by the Vikings

gaelic brooch ballyspellan bronze Riemen - gespen & riembeslag The binoculars are delivered inclusiveThe Gaelic brooch is a replica of a 9th century Irish original excavated at Ballyspellan near Kilkenny. Brooches of this type were worn in all shapes and sizes amongst the Gaelic peoples of Ireland and Scotland. On occasion, the pins were so extraordinarily long that the Old Irish laws determined that a person who accidentally injured someone else with the pin of his brooch should pay a fine.