“Come Back With Your Shield OR On IT”! The traditional farewell for Spartan Armies from their wives and Mothers, says a lot about the mentality of these people; and the real respect they held for this mighty shield. For it was not only used for defense, each shield was personal to the warrior who held it; marked with not only his personal standard, each nick and mark upon it counted as an enemy defeated in battle. It was designed to allow freedom of movement and was used as a weapon Justas his sword and spear were used.  The movie “300” did a remarkable job of showing just how the shields were actually used. The weapons masters for the movie company designed each shield from an actual original design for a Spartan shield.  The way King Leonidas and his 300 warriors placed themselves in battle formation was also a design based on actual battle formations used in the battles between Spartans and their enemies.  These warriors lived by the code of ‘never back down-and never give up’. They are to be admired for the ability they had in battles to defeat far larger forces and keep their homelands safe for centuries.  We are extremely happy to have available in our 300 movie replicas line exact replicas of the 300 Spartan Shield, used in the movie. We also carry a line of weapons like the swords that were present in every battle scene. Visit our online collection today, and add these wonderful replicas to your growing collection of movie memorabilia.