11-23-2007, 04:22 AM
CVRIVS ALEXANDER that is interesting.
However, it appears that anything that is mail on its own is considered hamata. Now I am not saying that it is not hamata since we do not know for sure. But if you consider the way all yellow parts on Gallic helmets are considered bronze when a vast majority are brass, then it could follow that anything that looks like mail is Hamata.
You would not happen to know the size of the brass hamata rings would you? It would be interesting.
Again as mentioned previosuly, I have spoken to Erik Schmid and I also saw a piece of plumata he made for a friend. You cannot believe how small these rings are and how fragile they would be on thier own. It is the scales that make the armor any good.
I dare not say small mail rings of that nature especailly in brass being "parade armor". :wink: I do not mean that brass is weak but that it would require less maintanance and look like gold; status of wealth :?:
Who knows. I know of middle eastern armor with really small rings that were butted used as armor.
Paolo
However, it appears that anything that is mail on its own is considered hamata. Now I am not saying that it is not hamata since we do not know for sure. But if you consider the way all yellow parts on Gallic helmets are considered bronze when a vast majority are brass, then it could follow that anything that looks like mail is Hamata.
You would not happen to know the size of the brass hamata rings would you? It would be interesting.
Again as mentioned previosuly, I have spoken to Erik Schmid and I also saw a piece of plumata he made for a friend. You cannot believe how small these rings are and how fragile they would be on thier own. It is the scales that make the armor any good.
I dare not say small mail rings of that nature especailly in brass being "parade armor". :wink: I do not mean that brass is weak but that it would require less maintanance and look like gold; status of wealth :?:
Who knows. I know of middle eastern armor with really small rings that were butted used as armor.
Paolo
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