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Linothorax construction with alternative fabric
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The only time leather is used in conjunction with textiles is when it is a cover. These covers are very thin and used for decoration and/or to protect the cloth from moisture - not to enhance its ability to stop weapons.

What little evidence we have about Greek organic armour suggests that it was made from leather, not linen. All of the textual evidence for textile armour during the time in question is for foreigners using linen, not Greeks.

Here is an earlier thread on this subject
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat/thread-24134.html
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
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RE: Linothorax construction with alternative fabric - by Dan Howard - 06-22-2016, 09:00 AM

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