This shield is crafted from 18 gauge steel and is hand-painted with the Coat of Arms of King Edward III after he claimed the throne of France through his maternal lineage; the act which sparked the Hundred Years War. The quartered design is essentially a merging of the Lions Rampant on a red field of England with the Fleur de Lis of France over a field of azure. The same heraldry was also used by his son, Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince. The reverse of the shield is blackened and the grip is wood with steel side tabs.
