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Salve!
I was wondering how the breastplate some Roman officers are depicted with were fastened? That is, the lorica segmentata has "laces" and hooks(I forget the technical term, forgive me), but what about the breastplate?
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You mean a muscled cuirass? It's usually buckled at the side, or it uses straps and rings to pull it close and then a pin is inserted through a set of long hinge halves. (Basically it would have hinges on both sides, but on one side the pins were removable so they served as closures.)
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A view of the side with the pins of my cuirass, if it helps. 8)
![[Image: IMGP0105.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tribunus/IMGP0105.jpg)
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Very curious reflection, Aitor. Hmm.
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Just myself taking the pic, David! :wink:
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Many thanks! You've been of great help!
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Sic vis pacem, para bellum
Exitus acta probat
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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
Fortes Fortuna Aduvat
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