08-25-2016, 11:36 PM
(08-25-2016, 10:39 PM)Paul Bardunias Wrote: [quote pid='338779' dateline='1472164480']
I knew it! its not armor, its a folding aspis!
I'm not sure the latest thought on the greave-vs-greave liner, but its pretty thick, around half a cm if I recall. A bit of overkill for a liner.
When one considers just how susceptible to blows, and how painful blows to the shin can be, I wouldn't call 5 mm of padding 'overkill' !
Consider modern shinpads for soccer or hockey........
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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