Roman Subarmalis

[Flavivs Aetivs]

If the pteryges are strong enough to prevent blunt trauma, then they will be heavy/stiff enough to hang correctly on their own. I once started making pteryges but never finished them (I have about 10 ready, I think), and I made them of two layers of felt and two layers of linen. They certainly were stiff enough to hang straight down.

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Pity I won't finish them probably.

Most Roman Subarmalis was not stiff linen though, we believe it to be leather and I know that the pteurges like to bunch or get tangled up if they're in multiple layers. Metal trim would keep that, as it would be heavier than the weight of the leather themselves.