02-21-2008, 11:37 AM
That's a lotta work!
I had the good fortune to test drive a lovely scale cuirass over mail recently - you can really feel the difference in shock absorption, for surprisingly little extra weight. Could have done with that at Jorvik last weekend: took a few spear strikes in the soft bits!
I had the good fortune to test drive a lovely scale cuirass over mail recently - you can really feel the difference in shock absorption, for surprisingly little extra weight. Could have done with that at Jorvik last weekend: took a few spear strikes in the soft bits!
Salvianus: Ste Kenwright
A member of Comitatus Late Roman Historical Re-enactment Group
My Re-enactment Journal
~ antiquum obtinens ~
A member of Comitatus Late Roman Historical Re-enactment Group
My Re-enactment Journal
~ antiquum obtinens ~