06-22-2007, 03:32 AM
Matt,
That is a pretty convincing demonstration. Interestingly I noticed that H R Robinson's first reconstruction of a Corbridge Type A (as seen in Fig 1.6 of Bishop's Lorica Segmentata 1 : A Handbook of Articulated Roman Plate Armour) has the breastplates crossing diagonally. The Connolly drawing also indicates this, and shows the "V" shape required in his back view of the cuirass.
That is a pretty convincing demonstration. Interestingly I noticed that H R Robinson's first reconstruction of a Corbridge Type A (as seen in Fig 1.6 of Bishop's Lorica Segmentata 1 : A Handbook of Articulated Roman Plate Armour) has the breastplates crossing diagonally. The Connolly drawing also indicates this, and shows the "V" shape required in his back view of the cuirass.
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