08-03-2004, 09:33 PM
Duncan,<br>
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The only Qin armour on that page is the stone armour at the top. Yes I would define the stone armour as a type of lamellar but this was never worn on the battlefield. It was meant for funerary ornamentation only. Field armour dating to the the same time period made of leather and/or metal were not constructed in the same fashion. The plates were attached to a fabric foundation and as such should be classified as scale. Check out the Terracotta Warriors. They give a good selection of the types of armour worn during the Qin period. I haven't examined all of them yet but I haven't found anything that could be identified as anything other the scale so far. The rivets are usually quite clearly depicted.<br>
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Regarding the finds at Leigudun, I have never been able to acquire decent pictures of the armour. If you have access to any I would be grateful. Most reports of the find spend so much time talking about the bloody bells that no more than a passing comment is made about the armour. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=danielraymondhoward>Daniel Raymond Howard</A> at: 8/3/04 11:40 pm<br></i>
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The only Qin armour on that page is the stone armour at the top. Yes I would define the stone armour as a type of lamellar but this was never worn on the battlefield. It was meant for funerary ornamentation only. Field armour dating to the the same time period made of leather and/or metal were not constructed in the same fashion. The plates were attached to a fabric foundation and as such should be classified as scale. Check out the Terracotta Warriors. They give a good selection of the types of armour worn during the Qin period. I haven't examined all of them yet but I haven't found anything that could be identified as anything other the scale so far. The rivets are usually quite clearly depicted.<br>
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Regarding the finds at Leigudun, I have never been able to acquire decent pictures of the armour. If you have access to any I would be grateful. Most reports of the find spend so much time talking about the bloody bells that no more than a passing comment is made about the armour. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=danielraymondhoward>Daniel Raymond Howard</A> at: 8/3/04 11:40 pm<br></i>
