Talk:Ballistic shield
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Needs citations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.125.136.118 (talk) 08:33, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
Patriot3
editSome text in this article seems to have been directly copied from marketing materials from the Patriot3 company. That doesn't seem right. Martijn Meijering (talk) 03:04, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
- If you know of some direct copying, violation of WP policy including WP:COPYVIO, then recommend you delete that text with appropriate notes here and in the edit comment. Cheers. N2e (talk) 03:59, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
- I was more worried about bias. The Minuteman shield is apparently a brand name of a product of the Patriot3 company. Martijn Meijering (talk) 04:21, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
Incorrect information
edit"This non-traditional shield breaks with centuries of historic shield design by allowing both hands to effectively aim and operate a weapon in conjunction with the shield. All ancient and traditional modern shields require one arm/hand to be exclusively utilized for shield support/positioning, and the other hand available to hold a weapon. The Baker Batshield® enables both the users' hands to operate a weapon (long-gun or handgun) with normal center-line firing technique, while the support hand is able to protectively position the shield."
This entire section is basically false, and also sounds like something from a marketing pamphlet, indeed the whole "Modern day ballistic shields" section sounds like marketing, but this section specifically.
Shields which allow two handed use of a weapon (or use of two weapons) have been commonplace throughout history, such as the shields used by "Macedonion" phalagites, Thracian peltarions, jacobite buckler and bollock dagger (etc.)