12-19-2011, 05:50 PM
Sam.
I am trying to understand what you mean about the left and right having longer and shorter lengths for overlap, all girdle plates left and right sides should be equal lengths for you have the same overlap at both front and rear on a segmentata.
Then of course you make it as you would any garment allowing for waist and chest measurements, the better way to make the girdle is in fact to make it from bottom or waist upward this way you work out the horizontal overlap as you go up.
In my own opinion I do not think that soldiers would wear a subarmalis under a segmentata, then for breathing space it's better to just make it one inch bigger than your actual measurements all around.
The better thickness is 20 gauge and forget this foolish idea that a segmentata was anywhere near 18 gauge, I would even say that I think most segmentata were only around 22 gauge with the sheet metal hand beaten to make it as a stressed finish.
I am trying to understand what you mean about the left and right having longer and shorter lengths for overlap, all girdle plates left and right sides should be equal lengths for you have the same overlap at both front and rear on a segmentata.
Then of course you make it as you would any garment allowing for waist and chest measurements, the better way to make the girdle is in fact to make it from bottom or waist upward this way you work out the horizontal overlap as you go up.
In my own opinion I do not think that soldiers would wear a subarmalis under a segmentata, then for breathing space it's better to just make it one inch bigger than your actual measurements all around.
The better thickness is 20 gauge and forget this foolish idea that a segmentata was anywhere near 18 gauge, I would even say that I think most segmentata were only around 22 gauge with the sheet metal hand beaten to make it as a stressed finish.
Brian Stobbs
