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Iron Rivets in a Brass Umbo? - Mithras - 03-06-2006
Hi, I've got a fairly decent Deepeeka scutum, but of course it needs tiding up. The grip needs a bit of work, and the brass-topped screws that hold the umbo on need replacing. Is it a big no-no to use iron rivets for this job? I can't get hold of brass carriage bolts easily - but iron ones are easy to pick up.
Thanks!
Re: Iron Rivets in a Brass Umbo? - Matthew Amt - 03-06-2006
I'd say go for it. No reason at all to think that the boss and rivets have to be the same metal. Someone will probably mention the problem of electro-something corrosion, but in 15 years of Roman reenacting I've never seen that cause any significant damage.
Vale,
Matthew
Re: Iron Rivets in a Brass Umbo? - Marcus Mummius - 03-06-2006
I don't see why iron bolts shouldn't be used. The only problem is that they are much harder to peen than copper or brass ones.
Vale
Re: Iron Rivets in a Brass Umbo? - Matt Lukes - 03-06-2006
When you consider that things may have been re-used, bits replaced, etc. over the years, there's every reason to believe somewhere, sometime iron rivets secured a copper alloy umbo to someone's scutum. Just as an example, I have a small copper alloy buckle that has what appear to be several new holes in the plate for replacement rivets- the final one, which is still in place, is iron.
Matt