Making Pteruges (or at least trying to make Pteruges!)

[Magnus]

Yes, but history has clearly shown us that people do things that make no sense. Like that unit of pike-men in the U.S. Civil war. I wouldn't rule anything out, even though it seems unlikely.

I disagree...it doesn't show us that when people's lives depend on it. Granted, prototype gear and human error (like the pikemen) often account for folly, but these instances are usually the exception, not the rule.

Combine that with the sculptural evidence, as well as the knowledge that the Greeks did use linen and such for armor lends enough credence to the fact that the pteryges were almost certainly a fabric and not leather. At least the long rectangular ones anyway.