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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 2, 2016 17:14:21 GMT
Nice to see welded (okay, soldered) mail being used instead of the usual butted mail.
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Post by worldantiques on Jul 2, 2016 18:12:43 GMT
Nice to see welded (okay, soldered) mail being used instead of the usual butted mail. This is a much better test than must. Butted mail was mostly used by the Japanese and it was meant to defend against a sword cut. The welded links are a better representation of riveted mail, especially since early European mail and most Indo-Persian mail used alternating rows of sokid links and riveted links.
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Post by legacyofthesword on Jul 2, 2016 23:07:49 GMT
What surprised me most was how well it stood up to the attack. Granted, you might end up with ruptured organs or broken bones after a throw like that, but it was nice to see how the mail didn't let anything through.
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Post by worldantiques on Jul 4, 2016 3:50:40 GMT
What surprised me most was how well it stood up to the attack. Granted, you might end up with ruptured organs or broken bones after a throw like that, but it was nice to see how the mail didn't let anything through. There would probably be a thick layer of clothing worn under and possibly over armor like this, which would go a long way towards stopping penetration.
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Post by Scott on Jul 4, 2016 7:29:07 GMT
I'd be interested in seeing how much the pilum bent when hitting a shield. Also how unwieldy the shield became with the bent pilum stuck in it.
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