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Nice website Mithras.
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since i am planning on making one for myself: did all soldiers (legionaries and auxiliarys) wear a subarmalis, or was it just the regular legionaries?
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We don't know. They are shown in Roman art (usually indicated by pteruges) but none have actually been found. We assume most soldiers would have worn one, as you really can't wear a segmentata without one. Chainmail is more comfortable with one but is wearable without one.
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I love your subarmalis; looks very much like the style of one I want to make.
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thanks for the quick reply
i will take my old gambeson from my first attempts at reenactment and just give it a shot in reworking it into a subarmalis
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My LR subarmalis. Please disregard the balteus and the too long tunic.
Stitching made by machine, stuffing consists of a woolen blanket. Thickness is halfway between "not crying whilst getting blows on your hamata" and "looking sexy without armour".
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I wouldn't say your Tunic is too long, its about the right length. I actually got mine a little long so I could hike it up over my belt a bit, and also because I want to wear it a little long. The Balteus is believeable too.
Anyways, I love the way you did your subarmalis. That horizontal band in your quilting down the center of the subarmalis reminds me of 5th century depictions where they show the "varangian bra" looking thing on the chest.
Who made your Intercisa Helmets?
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MMFA:
The horizontal band is also present on the Mars-subarmalis carving. IDK if it is meant for making bending down easier, I don't have that kind of experience with these things, my first one was generally a thing to hide from the civilians, only wore it under armour.
Also, our helmets are made by a local blacksmith, 1.5 mm, we have 10-12 of them, most with a generic long cheekpiece and quite big neckguard, some with narrower ones, and a few with short, blocky ones (maybe Worms-type). All with embossed eyes, some with crescent moons too.
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cotton, with linen optic
but since it is unterneath the cainmail its of little consequence