08-25-2010, 09:24 PM
Quote:True, T&T's were developed with scales, but then again, how do you make scale armour? Soft leather, and you stitch on the scales. Which is entirely possible with a linen or leather construct of a L&T-type cuirass. I merely meant to suggest that this was a possible type of armour construction, possibly somewhere between the bronze cuirass' and cuirass' made of linen and leather. If you've got time and labour, which your average hoplite has (in the form of servants and/or family), scale is a relatively economical alternative to a plate cuirass as it can be made from scraps of material.
With that possibility I would agree, it what this thread started with. But please, please keep in mind this is only a "possibility"
Paul M. Bardunias
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