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Leather Cuirass Lorica Musculata, I used to think no way but
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Getting back to effectiveness of a leather musculata...

Quote:Lastly, I wrote up a short essay on the possibility that Roman Officers wore chain maile under their leather cuirass when in battle

THAT is an interesting possibility that hasn't been mentioned recently (if ever) on this forum. We know from a royal English tomb and effigy that maille was combined with plate armor from head to toe. So, doubling of armor is a real possibility. But leather as a standalone piece of equipment doesn't sound as realistic to me.

BTW, I'm genuinely fascinated with the possibility of waterproofing leather armor as Graham has suggested and look forward to reading the developing debate about the idea between the leather experts and the theorizers.

~Theo
Jaime
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Messages In This Thread
leather armour. - by Graham Sumner - 04-02-2007, 07:02 PM
Re: leather armour. - by Dan Howard - 04-02-2007, 09:13 PM
Re: Leather Cuirass Lorica Musculata, I used to think no way but - by Theodosius the Great - 04-03-2007, 07:15 AM
MAIL - by Graham Sumner - 04-09-2007, 10:04 PM
Armour and Comfort - by Paullus Scipio - 11-17-2007, 11:58 PM
Muskelpanzer - by Paullus Scipio - 12-01-2007, 09:34 PM
Re: Muskelpanzer - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 12-03-2007, 12:12 PM
Caracalla\'s phalangites - by Paullus Scipio - 12-03-2007, 09:24 PM

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