12-04-2010, 09:41 PM
Quote:If it expanded 4 times it's original size there wouldn't really be identifiable rings, just a shapeless blob.I said "up to four times". Unless you know how much it has oxidised since it was put in the ground (and how much "restoration" it has undergone since it was dug up) you can't determine its original thickness.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books