05-19-2010, 06:55 PM
Quote:There are many Japanese armors that could be worn today. If the museums would let us of course!!! :lol: Medieval society in Japan is only 150 years prior and most armors that still exist are in decent shape. Granted most are heirlooms that are well taken care of.
Most of the Japanese armor was fashioned around a leather base, the most fragile of armor over a projected period of time. So, as you hint, a post-Roman British cavalry would still be using "grandfather's" old outfit.
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
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member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb