11-08-2011, 01:52 PM
Quote:Totally unrelated note: I've noticed that Tita, like most lorica wearers wears her belt up on the armour itself. Of course this copies Trajan's Column, and anywhere else? I just can't get mine to stay there! It constantly slips down, it may be my hefty 2nd/3rdC pugio pulling it down, but also my segmentata is alot wider than me, so if it does slip it won't sit on the hips. Annoying .. I have to wear my belt around my waist, so the belt plates aren't very visible
Well, most people seem to use the lacing straps to wrap the belt and make sure it doesn't slice downwards. Some even have some brass clips (s-shape) over the plates of the segmentata, the belt can hang into. None of these methods did satisfy me as you can't put on the belt (or remove it) yourself this way. Most of the time, together with my segmentata I wear one or two belts. The one (or the bottom one) is a smaller style and therefore it can slit between the lacing loops. Now, if the belt is fastened tightly, it will go nowhere. Now, if wanted my second (broader) belt can go on top of this one and will slide neither. Looking ad several segmentata plates and size of different beltplates, I would say this is far more feasible, even when using a slidly broader belt. Only my segmentata has small strips in the main body.
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Jvrjenivs Peregrinvs Magnvs / FEBRVARIVS
A.K.A. Jurjen Draaisma
CORBVLO and Fectio
ALA I BATAVORUM
Jvrjenivs Peregrinvs Magnvs / FEBRVARIVS
A.K.A. Jurjen Draaisma
CORBVLO and Fectio
ALA I BATAVORUM