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02-11-2004, 10:41 PM

Salvete Omnes 
 
I'm planning to knock up some new corbirdge A's and B's. I was wondering if anyone was aware of any hinge patterns other than the classic triple lobed. I do like a bit of variety...evn if it's only a very little bit. 
 
Regards 
 
Mummius

Matthew Amt · 02-12-2004, 05:44 PM

Ave! 
Well, the lobed hinges are one of the defining characteristics of the Corbridge types, so without them, it ain't a Corbridge! But there was certainly some variation in the shapes, particularly in the type A hinges, some of which have the triangular hole in the middle. 
 
Best bet is to track down a copy of Lorica Segmentata Volume 2, by MD Thomas (JRMES Monograph No. 2), which is a catalog of lorica finds. Has EVERY kinda hinge. But that's out of print, so maybe something like the Vindonissa catalog, which has over a page of lorica hinges and pieces. Heck, old Bishop and Coulston has a good half-page of options, too, though that is also out of print and really hard to find. 
 
That get you started? For something completely different from the Corbridge hinges, you'd have to do a Kalkriese or a Newstead (now THAT one has spiffy hinges!). Presumably you've already been to the Legio XX website, 
 
www.larp.com/legioxx/ 
 
thought it won't show you a lot of hinge options. Does have a bibliography, though, with full info on those books I mentioned. 
 
Good luck! Vale, 
 
Matthew/Quintus, Legio XX

02-12-2004, 11:10 PM

Ave! 
 
Thanks for the info Quintus. I'll try and check out the references (our nice friends at the Grosvenor museum in Chester may be able to help). 
Your site has been on my 'favourites' for a long while. In fact I used your plans to help me make my 'A'. 
This was such a resounding success that I've been requested to make or assist with at least another 5 sets this year. 
Hence the reason for the question. Whilst the pierced hinges on my 'A' look great they were a bit of a chore to make. 
I seem to remember seeing a set of segmentata with very simple hinges, but I can't find the source. Apart from my memory playing tricks on me it could be that this pattern of hinge is complete hokum. 
I'm a little unsure about Newstead at the moment. our group has some of the old style Newstead's which will probably need re-working to comply with new thinking. How definitive is the Newstead picture displayed on your site? 
Best regards 
Vale 
Mummius 
Deva Victrix

02-17-2004, 12:35 AM

Ave Mummius, 
 
You seem to be close to Chester then? Are you in the Chester Guard? If so you must be fairly close to us. 
If you cant find the references let me know & I can email or snailmail something to you. (You havent got much contact info on your personal details). I dont recall seeing much in the way of fittings in the Grosvenor, or Dewa for that matter. Some further south of you in Caerleon though. 
 
If you've got to make lots of lorica hinges you're probably best making bog standard plain lobates, without any fancy holes in the middle & cheat - use a press if you can. I made all mine by hand, the hard way, (because I must be a masochist, or stupid, or just plain pedantic) but it's not worth it if you're into mass production. 
 
I think the very plain hinges you mentioned must have been the ones on the early Kalkriese. 
(you can see some on the webpage of my reconstruction on mysite.freeserve.com/kalkriese) 
These are simple, but DEFINITELY NOT right for a Corbridge A or B. I would also stick to the Corbridge A as well, as it will be simpler to make - less fittings to make, among other reasons. 
 
Dont know what time-scale you're working to, but if you have to get all of these done for the start of this years season, you've got a lot of grief on. 
 
Best of luck 
 
Claudia Crisis (H Travis)

02-19-2004, 07:57 PM

Claudia, 
 
Thanks for the info. After having searched around I have to confess (rather sheepishly) that it was the Kalkriese I was thinking of. As posted on the Leg VIII Aug site (yours?). 
 
Guilty as charged, I'm Optio with the Chester Guard (although that is the name of the parade, we now call ourselves Deva Victrix). 
 
I may drop you a line if I have no joy finding the references from the Museum, or I could well take your advice and have a jolly down to Isca. 
 
I guess there's no way of dodging the work, I'm just gonna have to spend the time cutting the lobed hinges. No piercings this time though. 
 
I like the idea of a stamp/press but I recently found out the tooling costs for this and it's well beyond my means. 
Work commitments are getting the better of me, so my five sets will be spaced out over the next 12 months. 
 
I've convinced the chaps that you can't rush a good job! 
Best regards. 
 
Mummius 
 
PS. I agree totally with your comments on the tunic reconstruction. Chesters resident full-time roman's, have definitely raised this point.The inconsistency between the historical references and the reality of wearing a vast tunic under lorica, has bothered me, but I don't suppose we'll ever solve it.

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