12-25-2005, 09:16 PM
Quote:hoplite14gr
But with just folded cloth, it seems to me you are not necessarily accounting for either the effects of the glue or the bronze scales/plates/etc that were typically part of a linothorax.
I think someone covered this ground earlier on this thread. Apparently, the armour was LESS resistant to penetration when glued together. I was also under the impression that scales/plates were NOT typically fitted to linothorakes, except on the right hand side. Scale or plate reinforcement is certainly not apparent in much of the art. Given Stefanos' recent experiment and others reported elsewhere on the forum, I can see why they wouldn't have bothered.