Corbridge A Breastplates - to cross or not cross diagonally?

[marsvigilia]

I never claimed we made segs that fit guys with small necks only that they came closer.

How much closer? Did they have a neck 2.5in (6.25cm)? 3 in (7.5cm)? 4in (10cm)? A 4in (10cm) wide neck would be about 12in (30cm) circmference. That is about right for my wife. But that is DOUBLING the neck size you get by vertically mounting the historical plates. DOUBLING is not tweeking. It is an explosion.

"The back is irrelevant. Just look at the front"

I disagree.. the back is very relavent to form and fit

Given the way you advocate mounting the front breast plates, a legionary would be practically decapitated before it even got to the back plates. So yes the back plates are irrelevant to the question of partial decapitation of legionaries.

"They also work better if you make them out of stainless steel and mount them to heavy nylon web gear. "

No, they do not. I know that for a fact. I made some SCA guys years ago. They performed atrociously!

I think you missed the point.

"Wait, didn’t you once suggest using stainless? "

No. I asked if stainless could be made to look like mild CR steel then why not use it Some folks use modern plywood to make shields look like scutums. Why not?

I don’t think I was the only one on that thread who “misunderstoodâ€