03-26-2007, 04:26 AM
Ave Brennivus,
That looks great !
Do you wear a subarmalis underneath it ? If not, can you ?
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Ave Felix,
As far as the leather musculata goes, my thoughts, exactly.
~Theo
That looks great !
Quote:...very good piece of kit ,and will take some punishment however,I if I was hit by a sword I would still suffer from blunt trauma
Do you wear a subarmalis underneath it ? If not, can you ?
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Ave Felix,
Quote:Hide can be molded into a cuirass, but this would be as rigid as a bronze one. Hardened leather (i.e. cuirbouilli) is also rigid. Also, modern re-enactor experiences have shown that hardened leather is useful against blunt trauma, due to its rigidity, but not so good against penetration - unlike hide.
When the nude statues with the draped "musculata" were shown earlier in this thread, the question came to my mind - if the leather were truly that thin, so as to drape like the sculptor shows, what kind of protective value would it have? Virtually none. It would be the thickness of glove leather.
As far as the leather musculata goes, my thoughts, exactly.
~Theo
Jaime
