11-26-2023, 05:32 PM
Hi folks,
I'm new here, though not new to assembling legionary kit. I've pretty much finished assembling my mid-1st C CE legionary kit and have been collecting additional pieces for a Republican legionary as well, mostly focusing on the Marian/Late Republican era. I have a nice set of lorica hamata but I have noticed that in a lot of depictions of republican-era hamata, the s-shaped hooks that secure the shoulder doubling are replaced with a rectangular plate (I've included a picture). For the life of me, I cannot figure out what this is based on, be it iconography or archaeology. Does anyone know a) the source(s) for this type of fastening and b) how it actually works in securing the shoulder doubling (e.g. which side it hinges from, how it connects to the mail, etc.)?
Thanks!
I'm new here, though not new to assembling legionary kit. I've pretty much finished assembling my mid-1st C CE legionary kit and have been collecting additional pieces for a Republican legionary as well, mostly focusing on the Marian/Late Republican era. I have a nice set of lorica hamata but I have noticed that in a lot of depictions of republican-era hamata, the s-shaped hooks that secure the shoulder doubling are replaced with a rectangular plate (I've included a picture). For the life of me, I cannot figure out what this is based on, be it iconography or archaeology. Does anyone know a) the source(s) for this type of fastening and b) how it actually works in securing the shoulder doubling (e.g. which side it hinges from, how it connects to the mail, etc.)?
Thanks!