05-21-2007, 09:11 PM
Yes, I have Blyth's thesis (which is not a published book ). He did not test linen armour of any sort. His thesis is very good, however, on metallic armour.
Interesting thought about shoulder pieces, but I don't think a relatively thin sheet of bronze would be "springy" ? Would it not just bend?
Can re-enactors who possess a tube-and-yoke corselet ( of any material) enlighten us ?
Interesting thought about shoulder pieces, but I don't think a relatively thin sheet of bronze would be "springy" ? Would it not just bend?
Can re-enactors who possess a tube-and-yoke corselet ( of any material) enlighten us ?
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff