08-19-2005, 01:46 PM
Hi Aitor,
My mails to you are being sent back again undelivered again, so I will post it here for you.
I will send you a close up after my next visit then.
On the one opening on the LH side - Paul has experimented with different
ideas, but I think in this case his idea was to minimise the number of weak
points in the protection. The join is obviously protected in battle behind
the shield. It is very easy to put on, and is comfortable to wear. I never
noticed a problem with flexability, although it is not as good as mail, as
you would expect with locked scale. And the reason why they are so short.
While I disagree with many things in Ian's book, especially the bit about
wearing locked scale over mail (I tried it, and could hardly move), I am
pretty sure the cuirass in plate 9 and 11 is a copy of one of Paul's.
Andrew
My mails to you are being sent back again undelivered again, so I will post it here for you.
I will send you a close up after my next visit then.
On the one opening on the LH side - Paul has experimented with different
ideas, but I think in this case his idea was to minimise the number of weak
points in the protection. The join is obviously protected in battle behind
the shield. It is very easy to put on, and is comfortable to wear. I never
noticed a problem with flexability, although it is not as good as mail, as
you would expect with locked scale. And the reason why they are so short.
While I disagree with many things in Ian's book, especially the bit about
wearing locked scale over mail (I tried it, and could hardly move), I am
pretty sure the cuirass in plate 9 and 11 is a copy of one of Paul's.
Andrew