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Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally?
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Quote:Jim,

Any legionary lifting his arms up in training would have had a vitus jabbed in the armpit :o .

Any legionary lifting his arms up in battle would have had an enemy weapon in the armpit Cry .
Sorry, but I think that's a bit black and white, and you don't actually know that given the source material. When there's been a real battle between Romans and barbarians (and I mean REAL battle) with notes taken then an either/or maight be valid.
TARBICvS/Jim Bowers
A A A DESEDO DESEDO!
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lorica - by brennivs - tony drake - 06-19-2007, 10:23 PM
lorica seg - by brennivs - tony drake - 06-21-2007, 07:37 PM
Re: lorica seg - by Matt Lukes - 06-22-2007, 12:03 AM
corbridge A - by brennivs - tony drake - 06-24-2007, 09:39 PM
Re: Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally? - by Tarbicus - 06-26-2007, 11:26 AM
Re: corbridge A - by Matt Lukes - 06-26-2007, 08:17 PM

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