03-11-2012, 01:08 PM
Hello everyone!
I really want to own a full greek panoply one day. I want to own the type of panoply that a hoplite would have had during the persian wars era. I came across this bell cuirass on armae.com.
http://www.armae.com/Zenglish/Special_or..._frame.htm
I know a bell cuirass would have been a bit out of fashion at this point, but is still possible. I was drawn to it because it looks like like a transitional piece of armor, having the beginnings of musculature. I decided on a bell cuirass over a muscled cuirass because they seem much more unique, it seems people mostly make their own T and Y cuirass or get a muscled cuirass. I would like to know if this piece of armor is historically accurate, except for being made of brass of course. Though i would love to get everything in bronze, the likelihood of that happening are slim, as bronze would be very expensive and i probably would have to wait a long time for it to finally get to me. Also, do the greaves shown look okay?
I really want to own a full greek panoply one day. I want to own the type of panoply that a hoplite would have had during the persian wars era. I came across this bell cuirass on armae.com.
http://www.armae.com/Zenglish/Special_or..._frame.htm
I know a bell cuirass would have been a bit out of fashion at this point, but is still possible. I was drawn to it because it looks like like a transitional piece of armor, having the beginnings of musculature. I decided on a bell cuirass over a muscled cuirass because they seem much more unique, it seems people mostly make their own T and Y cuirass or get a muscled cuirass. I would like to know if this piece of armor is historically accurate, except for being made of brass of course. Though i would love to get everything in bronze, the likelihood of that happening are slim, as bronze would be very expensive and i probably would have to wait a long time for it to finally get to me. Also, do the greaves shown look okay?
