06-23-2007, 05:21 PM
But are the plates supposed to be vertical? I would suggest that diagonally crossing plates actually provide more protection to your heart (but if you are exposing the this area to the enemy then you probably deserve to die anyway having forgotten all your training 
). The plates also tend to stay crossed even without the strap in place.
I understand your points Byron, but the available archaeological evidence just does not support two straps.
It is surprising that people automatically assume that the Newstead is in some way better than the Corbridge purely because it appears in the archaeological record after the Corbridge types. Process is not necessarily progress.
). The plates also tend to stay crossed even without the strap in place.I understand your points Byron, but the available archaeological evidence just does not support two straps.
It is surprising that people automatically assume that the Newstead is in some way better than the Corbridge purely because it appears in the archaeological record after the Corbridge types. Process is not necessarily progress.
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