09-01-2006, 10:48 AM
Iosephus
Congratulations on the work of completing the Newstead for your group and thanks for the pictures. I particularly like your use of a leather lace to keep the spit pins together and noticed you also drilled a hole in the collar plates to anchor the leather lace directly to the lorica keeping everything secure. This is the arrangement I most probably will use for my own Newstead.
Yes I was wondering what form the rear pin should take either with a simpe hook or an enclosed loop and considered using this pattern from the archaeological record Although an archaeologist would probably disapprove of using something which can't be positively confirmed as being used with a lorica segmentata.
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It is a bronze pin 120 mm long with the head 25 mm in diameter found at the Antonine Wall fort of Barhill 20 miles from my home. It would have been ideal for the purpose of securing the rear turn pins.
However after seeing your 'safety pin-like thingy' I may consider making that style of fastening for the rear turn pins instead as I can see it has the advantage of being more secure in restricting vertical movement of the fastener. Did you source this design of fastener from a specific Roman find in your area?
Congratulations on the work of completing the Newstead for your group and thanks for the pictures. I particularly like your use of a leather lace to keep the spit pins together and noticed you also drilled a hole in the collar plates to anchor the leather lace directly to the lorica keeping everything secure. This is the arrangement I most probably will use for my own Newstead.
Quote:FlaviusCrispus wrote:
Iosephus--
Wonderful work on that Newstead, man! I especially like the long safety pin-like thingy holding the back turn keys. I've encountered some similar artifacts and always assumed they were just long cloak or clothing pins, but now you've got me thinking
Yes I was wondering what form the rear pin should take either with a simpe hook or an enclosed loop and considered using this pattern from the archaeological record Although an archaeologist would probably disapprove of using something which can't be positively confirmed as being used with a lorica segmentata.
It is a bronze pin 120 mm long with the head 25 mm in diameter found at the Antonine Wall fort of Barhill 20 miles from my home. It would have been ideal for the purpose of securing the rear turn pins.
However after seeing your 'safety pin-like thingy' I may consider making that style of fastening for the rear turn pins instead as I can see it has the advantage of being more secure in restricting vertical movement of the fastener. Did you source this design of fastener from a specific Roman find in your area?
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(Ian Watson)
(Ian Watson)
