Bronze scale questions

[caiusbeerquitius]

but then it's not a good example to introduce in a discussion of a very different form, yes?

Errrr... I re-read th thread and couldn´t find sthg that specified we were only talking about scales sewn on a single layer of fabric? If I missed sthg, sorry for talking about it.
Apart from that I don´t see much sense in testing components of armour only. I very much doubt that any of these armours was worn without some kind of padding.

I sure hope the bouncing arrow was a single wild result as if I both penetrating scales and bouncing off in more frequency, that would sure suggest a hell of a lot of variation in a vital component of the impact- not exactly what would give me a lot of faith in the results LOL

On the contraray, it was very telling about the qualities of the armour. Each shot was filmed with a 25.000 Euro high-speed film camera for further evaluation. From the hits as far as I could see during the experiments it certainly depends on where exactly a hit occurs: where two scales overlap, on a single scale, or at the place where three scales overlap... the arrow that bounced had nonetheless pinched metal and fabric.

it must be friction-

I have no idea what else it could be than friction, yes.

(really should be done as proper controls, not as accidents as an experiment without controls isn't valid)

THAT depends on the question you ask. If the question is: "Do the scales make a difference?", then yes. If your question is different, then you may not need to do so. Which was the case here.

Obviously if lamellar of the same thickness performed less-well, there is more but it's the scale specifically we're talking about here.

O.K., sorry for mentioning it. :roll: