Roman Leatherwork

[Martin Moser]

This is it, the soldier third from right has a rectangular belt pouch.

I think that is far from proven. Actually Baatz dismissed it in an article, see <!-- l <a class="postlink-local" href="http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/viewtopic.php?p=116096#p116096">viewtopic.php?p=116096#p116096<!-- l and my posts downwards in that thread.

[Paul Elliott]

Agreed, it does look very suspect, particularly when there are no other concrete examples. But there were a number of belt fittings from Dura that featured loops for hanging, 4thC style. For dagger? Or pouches?

[John Conyard]

Often they get confused with cavalry fittings. And poor old Terentius is is a little older than AD 260

I think we can assume bags for money, even small change, would be hidden under or secured by clothing. So around the waist under the tunic, around the neck under the tunic, or in waist band.

Some re-enactors often look like Christmas trees with bags and pouches hanging off them in profusion.

[Lucius Duccius Rufinus]

Salve Andy,

I'm the one that Byron was talking about who has been lots of leather work.. i am getting better... haha, still lots of room for improvement, but i have helped one of the girls in our group doing a loculus, and i done dozens of little leather pouchs, I would be more than happy to give you a hand in person and also give you access to my tools for any projects you want to do.

Drop me a PM and we can sort something out!

Welcome to the Forums!

Kevin (Lucius)

Also check out link from old RAT for a picture of my latest loculus attempt

[Martin Moser]

Hi Andy,

sorry, I overlooked your posting:

Some of the links in the pocket guide don't work. I was interested to see "Notebook Bag thread".

That seems to be because of the update of the forum, the old URLs are not converted correctly when clicking an old style link. Anyway, I fixed the links, should all work again now.

Was there any evidence to suggest that there would have been Belt Pouches used by the Romans other than the simple circular drawstring pouch?

As I said above, none that I find convincing.

[Lucius Duccius Rufinus]

My own humble Legio XX site might be helpful:

http://www.larp.com/legioxx/

It has a page devoted to leatherwork in general. Have fun!

Matthew

Matthew,

was really interested in your site, particularly the Leather tent that you guys made, do you have any of the original drawings / dimensions of the tent?

Cheers

[jvrjenivs]

do you have any of the original drawings / dimensions of the tent?

Just get yourself a copy of the article "New Light on Old Tents" by Carol van Driel-Murray, in Volume 1 of the Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies ([url:z7a8p626]http://www.jrmes.org[/url])

[Lucius Duccius Rufinus]

do you have any of the original drawings / dimensions of the tent?

Just get yourself a copy of the article "New Light on Old Tents" by Carol van Driel-Murray, in Volume 1 of the Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies ([url:dljp3gee]http://www.jrmes.org[/url])

I would but that URL is broken, i did try that first )

[jvrjenivs]

do you have any of the original drawings / dimensions of the tent?

Just get yourself a copy of the article "New Light on Old Tents" by Carol van Driel-Murray, in Volume 1 of the Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies ([url:r2rzh9by]http://www.jrmes.org[/url])

I would but that URL is broken, i did try that first )

Oops, [url:r2rzh9by]http://www.jrmes.org.uk/[/url] it is.