01-22-2010, 08:29 PM
My thanks too forthe article.
Some observation on wooden armor that was mentioned earlier.
Greeks were aware of Asians using wooden armor.
Herodotus talks about the Colchians wooden helmets and Xenophon speak of wooden armored opponents of the Myrrioi in the nearby regions Asia Minor.
Wood is well preserved and its durability increase if linen-seed oil is used.
Guns wooden stocks who take a lat of punishment are maintained with this thing. (We were issued with the thing to maintain M-1 wooden stocks)
Wood can take a substantial amount of harsh treatment. In the village housewives crashed things in wooden bowls with heavy bronze cugel-like devices.
The bowls were thin and expected to last 3 years and they often did!
Kind regards
Some observation on wooden armor that was mentioned earlier.
Greeks were aware of Asians using wooden armor.
Herodotus talks about the Colchians wooden helmets and Xenophon speak of wooden armored opponents of the Myrrioi in the nearby regions Asia Minor.
Wood is well preserved and its durability increase if linen-seed oil is used.
Guns wooden stocks who take a lat of punishment are maintained with this thing. (We were issued with the thing to maintain M-1 wooden stocks)
Wood can take a substantial amount of harsh treatment. In the village housewives crashed things in wooden bowls with heavy bronze cugel-like devices.
The bowls were thin and expected to last 3 years and they often did!
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com