08-18-2012, 11:07 AM
Hello, guys
Don't know when chainmail was adopted by the Sarmatian tribes, but it could have been adopted by those who joined the auxilliary units in the late (post AD 68) 1st century. On the norm, Sarmatians would have used scale bodices, not too long, with a slit on each side (to accomodate an akinakes and for ease in riding). I wear mail because it's cheap and I can't find anything "scale-ish" on the market that comes close to looking correct.
The boots are fine, a great variety being worn, and the trousers look good too, often tucked into the boots. The helmet is "spot on!" And the akinakes is "accurate"... especially if Folkert throws it with a steady hand (nuk, nuk, nuk).
I'm just glad to see more Sarmatian/Alanic/Scythian impressions, considering the impact upon Roman military weaponry and armor. Plus this spangenhelm could fit impressions well into the Late period.
What we're NOT seeing in the way of available weaponry is a sagaris. Nobody makes one; and really it's a simple axe to make.
Don't know when chainmail was adopted by the Sarmatian tribes, but it could have been adopted by those who joined the auxilliary units in the late (post AD 68) 1st century. On the norm, Sarmatians would have used scale bodices, not too long, with a slit on each side (to accomodate an akinakes and for ease in riding). I wear mail because it's cheap and I can't find anything "scale-ish" on the market that comes close to looking correct.
The boots are fine, a great variety being worn, and the trousers look good too, often tucked into the boots. The helmet is "spot on!" And the akinakes is "accurate"... especially if Folkert throws it with a steady hand (nuk, nuk, nuk).
I'm just glad to see more Sarmatian/Alanic/Scythian impressions, considering the impact upon Roman military weaponry and armor. Plus this spangenhelm could fit impressions well into the Late period.
What we're NOT seeing in the way of available weaponry is a sagaris. Nobody makes one; and really it's a simple axe to make.
Alan J. Campbell
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
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
