02-24-2006, 03:49 AM
Quote:tlclark:22muh6rd Wrote:But I see more thicker leather than mine, so in the future let see!...boohahahahaa! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Ack! hock: I think I may have a stalker.
Have I stipulated that this is an academic exercise and that I am a total coward?
Well, I think I've stuck my neck out far enough on this that if I every make one of these (money, time, family, all the usual distractions) I will have to offer it up to any and all challengers.
My prediction. It will probablly not resist high velocity projectiles (but then I doubt most armor would) but I bet it will hold up pretty well against a solid gladius thrust.
Travis
Theodoros of Smyrna (Byzantine name)
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