04-08-2009, 01:47 PM
Hey everyone, I just got a DSC Kalriese Seg yesterday (the one designed by Imperium) which employs the buckle and strap method of closure. There is a picture of me wearing it under the show your impression thread.
The strap and buckle closure has its benefits and its its draw backs. It does offer much more size adjustment than the simple loop and tie closure of the corbridge, allowing for a more "tailored" look to the seg, and alowing it to fit a greater range of sizes than the tie closure on the corbridge without custom building each hoop section. The biggest drawback is that it is very time consuming to strap the whole thing together if you take it completely apart into its 4 sections as there is something like 18 buckles that must be straped. And it definately takes help to get the back straps to the right tightness.
One thing that I have noticed with the Kalkriese find vs. the corbridge is that it is much more tailored in its finish, with bronze edging and a turned up collar plate, so the more tailored fitting look of the buckle and strap method fits in with this look quite well. Since this was a brand new armor design at the time, it is possible that it was more expensive and less readily availible than the hamatas which had been used for over a hundered years, so may have been something in use by officers or veteran soldiers. Just a guess, but it would make sense due to the little design finishes.
The strap and buckle closure has its benefits and its its draw backs. It does offer much more size adjustment than the simple loop and tie closure of the corbridge, allowing for a more "tailored" look to the seg, and alowing it to fit a greater range of sizes than the tie closure on the corbridge without custom building each hoop section. The biggest drawback is that it is very time consuming to strap the whole thing together if you take it completely apart into its 4 sections as there is something like 18 buckles that must be straped. And it definately takes help to get the back straps to the right tightness.
One thing that I have noticed with the Kalkriese find vs. the corbridge is that it is much more tailored in its finish, with bronze edging and a turned up collar plate, so the more tailored fitting look of the buckle and strap method fits in with this look quite well. Since this was a brand new armor design at the time, it is possible that it was more expensive and less readily availible than the hamatas which had been used for over a hundered years, so may have been something in use by officers or veteran soldiers. Just a guess, but it would make sense due to the little design finishes.
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