Armor Penetration and Armor resistance.

[Dan Howard]

His conclusion is flawed because the reconstruction had nothing in common with what was actually worn on the battlefield. There are many different types of linen. Most people think that modern manufacturing processes mean that we have better quality textiles than the ancients had. The opposite is in fact true. Any fabric that you purchased that is called "linen" would hardly be worth making rags from in earlier periods. Even the finer linen used today to make tablecloths would have been low grade compared to what the ancients had available. In addition, the amount of mechanical handling performed on natural fibres today greatly reduce the tensile strength of them - making them even less suitable for making armour. Add to that the fact that the armour was glued rather than quilted. I have already demonstrated in a previous thread why the "glue" theory is no longer supportable.