10-16-2014, 12:12 PM
Probably in ancient times there were diferent workshops with diferent solutions to armour. But logically the ones that offer better relation between weight-confort and protection will have more clients...alive.
After Marcos post on real weight of hamata:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/17-roman-mi...eight.html
Makes me think if mesures and weights we are using are correct.
Will be interesting to compare the weights and level of protection on different armours to understand their evolution, and replacement.
Dan give a very hight weight compared to Marcus, that maybe does not explain why hamata works better than bronce ones. Later I will like to conduct an experiment comparing arrow protection creating a patch in diferent materials.
First we will need to optimal know thikness against a 45 lb. bow at 25 feet.
Muscular bronce + ptrerugues (1 mm to 2 mm- weight between 4 and 8 kg plus pterugues)
Muscular Iron + pterugues (1 mm to 2 mm- weight between 3 and 6 kg plus pterugues)
Lorica Segmantata: (... 10 kg?.)
Hamata long (republican) + something under (linen or leather) (5 Kg or 10 Kg)
Hamata short (imperial) + something under (linen or leather) (4 kg or 8 Kg)
Linen glued
Linen quilted
Leather spolas
Also scamatas and plumatas
Will be interesting to compare the experience of diferent reenactors and real mesurements.
After Marcos post on real weight of hamata:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/17-roman-mi...eight.html
Makes me think if mesures and weights we are using are correct.
Will be interesting to compare the weights and level of protection on different armours to understand their evolution, and replacement.
Dan give a very hight weight compared to Marcus, that maybe does not explain why hamata works better than bronce ones. Later I will like to conduct an experiment comparing arrow protection creating a patch in diferent materials.
First we will need to optimal know thikness against a 45 lb. bow at 25 feet.
Muscular bronce + ptrerugues (1 mm to 2 mm- weight between 4 and 8 kg plus pterugues)
Muscular Iron + pterugues (1 mm to 2 mm- weight between 3 and 6 kg plus pterugues)
Lorica Segmantata: (... 10 kg?.)
Hamata long (republican) + something under (linen or leather) (5 Kg or 10 Kg)
Hamata short (imperial) + something under (linen or leather) (4 kg or 8 Kg)
Linen glued
Linen quilted
Leather spolas
Also scamatas and plumatas
Will be interesting to compare the experience of diferent reenactors and real mesurements.