Was the Lorica REALLY polished?

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Blued... blackened... it is my understanding that forged iron holds its "bluing" far better than heat blued cold rolled mild steel especially if the steel is not heated hot enough... The cold rolled mild steel we've blued that we've heated hot enough is holding its blackening. There is some wearing away at contact points but because the steel was thoroughly and properly heated the bluing has held up.. one has been used in SCA combat for about 5 years now.<br>
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Also hot rolled steel holds it "bluing" far better than cold rolled. Hot rolled steel is a bit trickier to work than cold rolled steel.<br>
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Our iron segmentata is coming along nicely. The forge bluing on the iron is deeper than that on the steel. Think of your cast ironskillet...<br>
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Fancy seg fittings? I see the lobate hinges not as fancy but as fittings that use the least amount of metal to do the job. Five rivets = redundancy. We've had catastrophic rivet faiure in SCA combat, had a lobate hinge remain attached on one side with only one rivet! Thank the Gods for cinque rivets! All the other fittings are all practical... buckle straps hinges are designed to reduce wear on leather straps.<br>
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