03-29-2007, 12:47 PM
Quote:My first thought is OW!Well, the placard underneath the two in the picture says, "Few examples of foot-guards survive; they may have proved too cumbersome to provide practical benefit." I've heard it suggested that they were for cavalry, where walking wouldn't be as much of a trouble, and your feet would be right up in a prime stabby spot.
Has anybody tried using a reconstruction of this? The way that hinge is set, it looks like it would cause a lot of pain across the knuckles. When I get a boot that starts folding like that, the boots get replaced before they eat my toes.
Quote:I'll move it to the Greek section then?Or the Italic section... :wink:
Dan Diffendale
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan
Ph.D. candidate, University of Michigan