11-14-2007, 08:49 PM
[size=75:j10mxudm]JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON THE SO CALLED PLASTIC ORNAMENTS.
THEY ARE NOT PLASTIC BUT BRASS & BRONCE FIGURES AND ORNAMENTS AND ARE ATTACHED BY EITHER MENTAL COUPLINGS OR GOLD GUILDED THREAD.
THE LEATHER CUIRASS IS MADE LEATHER WITH NO PLASTIC. THE BORDER IS FOLDED BLACK LEATHER AND THE STICHING IS GOLD GUILDED THREAD.
AS FOR WHETHER LEATHER CUIRASS EXISTED OR NOT IT SEEMS TO BE AN UNENDING DEBATE WHICH PROBABLY WILL NEVER BE SOLVED. bUT LOOK AT THE STATUES SHOWN IN PREVIOUS TOPICS. METAL CUIRASS MAY BE WELL USED IN BATTLE BUT WHO CAN SAY WHAT WAS USED IN PARADE OR UNBATTLE AREAS.
HOW MANY TIMES ARE STATUES OR MOMUMENTS USED AS REFERENCE IN LEGIONAIRE & AUXILARY ARMAMENT OR HOW THE GLADIUS AND PUGIO WERE WORN ON THE HIPS OF THE TROOPS.
THIS COULD GO ON AND I AM SURE IT WILL BUT ONE MUST RESPECT THE WORK THE MONEY THAT GOES INTO A ITEM WETHER IT IS STILL YET TO BE APPROVEN.[/size]
STEPHEN MCMAHON
THEY ARE NOT PLASTIC BUT BRASS & BRONCE FIGURES AND ORNAMENTS AND ARE ATTACHED BY EITHER MENTAL COUPLINGS OR GOLD GUILDED THREAD.
THE LEATHER CUIRASS IS MADE LEATHER WITH NO PLASTIC. THE BORDER IS FOLDED BLACK LEATHER AND THE STICHING IS GOLD GUILDED THREAD.
AS FOR WHETHER LEATHER CUIRASS EXISTED OR NOT IT SEEMS TO BE AN UNENDING DEBATE WHICH PROBABLY WILL NEVER BE SOLVED. bUT LOOK AT THE STATUES SHOWN IN PREVIOUS TOPICS. METAL CUIRASS MAY BE WELL USED IN BATTLE BUT WHO CAN SAY WHAT WAS USED IN PARADE OR UNBATTLE AREAS.
HOW MANY TIMES ARE STATUES OR MOMUMENTS USED AS REFERENCE IN LEGIONAIRE & AUXILARY ARMAMENT OR HOW THE GLADIUS AND PUGIO WERE WORN ON THE HIPS OF THE TROOPS.
THIS COULD GO ON AND I AM SURE IT WILL BUT ONE MUST RESPECT THE WORK THE MONEY THAT GOES INTO A ITEM WETHER IT IS STILL YET TO BE APPROVEN.[/size]
STEPHEN MCMAHON
Stephen John McMahon