01-11-2013, 06:52 PM
Quote:I made a copy of the backing of Tut's scale armour* and attached it to several weaves of mail including a couple of hamatas with the shoulder doublings. It works perfectly well and is more than enough to stop blunt trauma from staff jabs and blunt sword cuts. I wasn't even bruised. I only attached it around the edges. There was no noticable difference in the flexibility of the mail before and after the liner was attached.
I can't say I'm entirely convinced that mail had a fixed lining, but I appreciate the experimental evidence. How much did the lining affect the bulk of the armour when crumpled up? Could it still be cleaned in the manner suggested by some, i.e. placing it in a barrel with sand and rolling it to remove rust?
