12-11-2006, 11:45 PM
The sheets of iron hammered to size and shape required more skill to produce than rings or scales. Some seg plates are layered.. forge welded..
I maintain that the leathering had to be replaced every year.. do it when the legio is in winter quarters...
Segs can be tied back together if internal straps break but it takes more down time to repair than chainmail..
Segs also fit a small range of sizes.. a limiting factor. That same chain shirt can fit many differently sized soldiers.
I maintain that the leathering had to be replaced every year.. do it when the legio is in winter quarters...
Segs can be tied back together if internal straps break but it takes more down time to repair than chainmail..
Segs also fit a small range of sizes.. a limiting factor. That same chain shirt can fit many differently sized soldiers.
Hibernicus
LEGIO IX HISPANA, USA
You cannot dig ditches in a toga!
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A nationwide club with chapters across N America
LEGIO IX HISPANA, USA
You cannot dig ditches in a toga!
[url:194jujcw]http://www.legio-ix-hispana.org[/url]
A nationwide club with chapters across N America