01-14-2008, 06:45 AM
All the data I've seen suggests the most common thickness, and the upper end incidently, was 0.5mm or about 0.020", with the thinnest being just 0.3mm, although those are usually very tiny and used in huge numbers perhaps making up somewhat for their minimal thickness. 0.032" seems a bit think I think, but of course if you can't get anything thinner, well then you have to use what you have :wink: Even 0.5mm does fine vs. cutting, it's piercing that's rather more dangerous- in tests I've had a sword thrust virtually defeated, to piericing to a potentially dangerous depth...
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