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Leather Cuirass Lorica Musculata, I used to think no way but
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11-29-2007, 10:59 PM
Quote:This is highly doubtful IMO. Both hamata and bronze musculata afford different advantages and disadvantages. In this case, the wonderful flexibility of the maille would be completely negated by the inflexibility of the solid cuirass strapped down over it.
A steel cuirass over a mail haubergeon was a common combination in 14th-15th C Europe.

[quote]IMO, the term “a piece of filthy animal hideâ€
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books
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leather armour. - by Graham Sumner - 04-02-2007, 07:02 PM
Re: leather armour. - by Dan Howard - 04-02-2007, 09:13 PM
MAIL - by Graham Sumner - 04-09-2007, 10:04 PM
Armour and Comfort - by Paullus Scipio - 11-17-2007, 11:58 PM
Re: Leather Cuirass Lorica Musculata, I used to think no way but - by Dan Howard - 11-29-2007, 10:59 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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