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Quote:M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER post=307957 Wrote:For whatever it is worth, my group's re-enacting experience shows that properly made to fit segmented armor can be comfortably worn over a tunic, without any additional undergarment.
Presumably nobody was hitting you with sharp weapons and trying to kill you, in which case you may well have been grateful of it. :lol: Also, Lorica seg will not sit correctly without padded shoulders (the old 'crossed breastplates' problem).
Mike Bishop
No, I would kill whoever tried to dent my expensive lorica :lol: Neither did we attempt a long march carrying a load on a shoulder. I was only addressing Sean's comment:
Quote:People who have worn lorica segmentata seem to feel that it is much more comfortable with an undergarment with padded shoulders...
As to "the crossed breastplates' problem" - yes, wearing a garment with padded shoulders would address that when arms are down, but then wearing the shoulder pads would actually create the same problem when the hands are up...
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