Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally?

[Hibernicus]

Sean,

Is that armor actually protecting your elbows?

Old pic of a a very old seg with very stretched out leathers. I'd've thought that was obvious? Look at the pic again and you can see the tunica betwween the plates! Yikes!

BTW, someone else brought this pic up some years ago and I explained it then.

Our SCA experiences with using segs is probably maybe 25% of the total and getting smaller each year. What we learned about the function and durability of the armor in simulated combat has been useful. I highly recommend it