Making Pteruges (or at least trying to make Pteruges!)

[madoc]

I can cut 3mm thick leather with dressmaking scissors (I literally just did it to make sure )

scissors ?
Two ultra-sharp, very thin, modern steel blades acting in such a way to give a mechanical cutting advantage ?? Whew - lucky those britons weren't armed with those as they will shred laminated linen and probably scales as well !!!!! The ultimate weapon !


Seriously, put your piece of leather against a surface with a bit of give in it (such as pillow) and then use your sharp gladius to attempt a cut with BOTH the edge and the point (as it is, after all, a cutting and stabbing sword).

As to the Doncaster shield .... I did say "more likely"...