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03-10-2009, 07:44 PM
Reconstructions of Roman soldiers tend to have them looking nice and shiny. Is there any evidence for them polishing armour (and if so, how did they do it?).

Conversely, around the British Civil Wars (1642-51) it was common to leave armour as 'black', ie unpolished, as it looked straight from the forge. Supposedly this helped to protect it from rust. Is there any reason to suppose this was a practice ever used by the Romans?
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\'Black\' armour - by Carus Andiae - 03-10-2009, 07:44 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Matthew Amt - 03-10-2009, 08:18 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by PhilusEstilius - 03-10-2009, 10:21 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Magnus - 03-11-2009, 03:33 AM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by PhilusEstilius - 03-11-2009, 02:03 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by M. Demetrius - 03-11-2009, 02:31 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Anonymous - 03-11-2009, 03:18 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Caballo - 03-11-2009, 03:45 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Matthew Amt - 03-11-2009, 03:54 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by PhilusEstilius - 03-11-2009, 04:23 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Carus Andiae - 03-11-2009, 05:12 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Magnus - 03-11-2009, 11:24 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by M. Demetrius - 03-12-2009, 12:04 AM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Iagoba - 03-12-2009, 03:32 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Anonymous - 03-12-2009, 04:38 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Crispvs - 03-12-2009, 08:28 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by A_Volpe - 03-12-2009, 10:24 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Crispvs - 03-12-2009, 10:33 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by M. Demetrius - 03-13-2009, 03:10 AM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Doc - 03-13-2009, 03:30 AM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Crispvs - 03-13-2009, 11:19 AM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Anonymous - 03-13-2009, 01:17 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by M. Demetrius - 03-13-2009, 02:02 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 03-13-2009, 05:24 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by john m roberts - 03-13-2009, 05:40 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Magnus - 03-13-2009, 06:20 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by PhilusEstilius - 03-13-2009, 10:54 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by Crispvs - 03-17-2009, 02:07 PM
Re: \'Black\' armour - by PhilusEstilius - 03-19-2009, 03:09 PM
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