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Making Pteruges (or at least trying to make Pteruges!)
Quote:oh, by the way, I never said that the doncaster shield _was_ Roman. Here's my post:

Quote:More likely Roman though, eh ?
Boss with four equally spaced rivets are not always roman in origin, but they are the usually found in roman contexts (not Iron age ones). There are also the rivet sizes. Of course, it was also pulled out of a Roman fort, beneath the Antonine defences.

Actually, you did:

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... 294#178294
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Tarbicus:13fp8n5g Wrote:Felt, lnen/textile, and parchment/rawhide have been cited as Roman shield layers, but no mention of your usual run-of-the-mill leather, AFAIK. Anyone know of any, perhaps from Illerup? Christian?

Roman:
First century shield from doncaster, Buckland, britannia 1978

Dura europos, waterer, leather and the warrior, 1981 (not sure of original report here)...

...we need more ?
Hence a lot of my comments about you presenting something as being Roman, when it's clearly not thought to be so, only maybe so.
TARBICvS/Jim Bowers
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Well, This has certainly been a lively thread. Plenty of patterns, pictures ideas and food for thought.
With regard to the subermalis bodice, I found a place a couple of years back where I can get 'American' drop sheet at £10 pr 3mtr X 3mtr sheets. It resembles a light canvas. I have made all sorts of things from it, Even an ,A. frame ACW tent. Its ideal for the subermalis, Its light and comfortable in the warmer weather. I may use this as a 'sandwhich' stiffener when making the ptruges.

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Big Grin
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Salve,
at the moment, my wife is sewing a Subarmillis for me, with Pteryges at the sleeves and around the hip. This Subarmillis is completely from linen, filled with felt. I think leather is a good choice, but goes stiff if you start to sweat. And it`s heavier than a all-linen Subarmillis (although my Subarmillis is not really light!). I think each natural material is okay, it`s only your choice Big Grin
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Salve Marcus

After a disasterous start i am with you on your post, either is suitable i must think before i speak lol

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i must learn to spell as well, not IX hips, but IX Hisp
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I made mine from layered linen with a canvas type linen outer layer.
Fairly sturdy and absorbs impacts and cushions against chaffing.
Visne partem mei capere? Comminus agamus! * Me semper rogo, Quid faceret Iulius Caesar? * Confidence is a good thing! Overconfidence is too much of a good thing.
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My Centurion wears a linen subarmillis, too.
It`s so much work to make one from leather (especially you have only nine fingers, like me!) that i choose one from linen. My wife adds some double layers of felt to the shoulders as padding, because my Auxillary-Hamata weigths nearly 22pounds! And although my subarmillis is not finished yet, it looks really good together with my hamata Big Grin
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Quote:My Centurion wears a linen subarmillis, too.

Here's a nice photo.. That must be you in the background with the black and white crest Marcus(?)
http://www.vindeliker-kohorte.de/Verans ... ntel/6.jpg
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Quote:My Centurion wears a linen subarmillis, too.

Here's a nice photo.. That must be you in the background with the black and white crest Marcus(?)
http://www.vindeliker-kohorte.de/Verans ... ntel/6.jpg

Great centurio impression!
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Hey Adrian, is there another picture of your centurion that shows his greaves fully?
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@ Adrian.
Yeah, that`s me with the black and white Deepeeka-Crest (with my new Carnuntum-I, i want to wear a white Horsetail!)
My Centurio, his name is Markus, too, have another one in red linen that look better than the white, i think. Because our shields and tunics (and my subarmillis,too) are blue, our group is called inofficial "the smurfs" (die Schlümpfe) Big Grin
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Quote:My Centurion wears a linen subarmillis, too.

Here's a nice photo.. That must be you in the background with the black and white crest Marcus(?)
http://www.vindeliker-kohorte.de/Verans ... ntel/6.jpg
I am very interested in that casual spike the guy with no helmet is wearing Big Grin
Mike Carroll.
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@ Mike.
What do you mean with "casual spike"? His Hasta? Sorry, my english is not really perfect b :oops:
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Quote:@ Mike.
What do you mean with "casual spike"? His Hasta? Sorry, my english is not really perfect b :oops:
No its on top of his head lol
Mike Carroll.
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