Corbridge type Segmentata hinges cast or folded sheet?

[Matthew Amt]

Avete!<br>
Jurgen, I hope you meant 0.6 mm, not 6 mm! (That'd be a heck of a hinge!)<br>
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But otherwise, yes, all the originals are a double thickness, with the hinge tubes at the fold. You can see more about hinge construction on the Legio XX Lorica page,<br>
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www.larp.com/legioxx/lorica.html<br>
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Heating brass and quenching it will soften it. It is hardened by working or hammering. Roman brass had less zinc in it than modern yellow brass, usually, so that might make a difference in the strength, too.<br>
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Valete,<br>
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Matthew/Quintus, Legio XX <p></p><i></i>