10-02-2004, 12:14 AM
Ave, Flavius Promotus!<br>
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If you have a comilito handy, have him hold the cuirass by the armholes at about chest level; that way, you can just squat down under it, put your hands inside, and lift yourself up and into it. If there's no one to help, then, yeah, put it front-side down on a table and sort of "dive" into it.<br>
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Remember, the key is to fasten up the back, but to leave the front fastenings undone. That allows enough "give" for you to work your body up into the cuirass. Once it's settled on your shoulders, you can get the turnkeys and girth fastenings lined up pretty quickly and easily.<br>
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Does III Ital have a website, or is there any place I can see photos of you guys in your Newsteads? Where is III Ital based? I don't find you on Matt Amt's links page. I'm always eager to check out parallel work by other units. By the way, I wore my cuirass as a "conservative Newstead" (with a proper shoulder/chest section, but tie-loop girth fastenings) for several months before doing the full conversion. This involved cutting new, horizontal slots for the fastening loops and filling the old vertical slots for the tie-loop thingys in with a welding torch (sheesh). It occurred to me after I'd finished all this work that it might have been easier just to build a new girth section from scratch, but whatever.<br>
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Veritas et vita,<br>
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T. Flavius Crispus<br>
Legio VI Victrix Pia Fidelis<br>
California, USA <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=flaviuscrispus@romanarmytalk>FlaviusCrispus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/legiovi/vwp?.dir=/Flavius+photo&.src=gr&.dnm=flavhead2.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 10/2/04 2:15 am<br></i>
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If you have a comilito handy, have him hold the cuirass by the armholes at about chest level; that way, you can just squat down under it, put your hands inside, and lift yourself up and into it. If there's no one to help, then, yeah, put it front-side down on a table and sort of "dive" into it.<br>
<br>
Remember, the key is to fasten up the back, but to leave the front fastenings undone. That allows enough "give" for you to work your body up into the cuirass. Once it's settled on your shoulders, you can get the turnkeys and girth fastenings lined up pretty quickly and easily.<br>
<br>
Does III Ital have a website, or is there any place I can see photos of you guys in your Newsteads? Where is III Ital based? I don't find you on Matt Amt's links page. I'm always eager to check out parallel work by other units. By the way, I wore my cuirass as a "conservative Newstead" (with a proper shoulder/chest section, but tie-loop girth fastenings) for several months before doing the full conversion. This involved cutting new, horizontal slots for the fastening loops and filling the old vertical slots for the tie-loop thingys in with a welding torch (sheesh). It occurred to me after I'd finished all this work that it might have been easier just to build a new girth section from scratch, but whatever.<br>
<br>
Veritas et vita,<br>
<br>
T. Flavius Crispus<br>
Legio VI Victrix Pia Fidelis<br>
California, USA <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=flaviuscrispus@romanarmytalk>FlaviusCrispus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/legiovi/vwp?.dir=/Flavius+photo&.src=gr&.dnm=flavhead2.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 10/2/04 2:15 am<br></i>
T. Flavius Crispus / David S. Michaels
Centurio Pilus Prior,
Legio VI VPF
CA, USA
"Oderint dum probent."
Tiberius
Centurio Pilus Prior,
Legio VI VPF
CA, USA
"Oderint dum probent."
Tiberius
