A History of the Idea of Glued Linen Armour

[Dan Howard]

The book has other problems. According to Aldrete's figures, his linen construction seems to provide better protection than a similar weight of hardened steel! In the real world we had to wait for the invention of aramid (Kevlar) to do that. Plus, the so-called bronze plate he tested was 20% less dense than real bronze, suggesting either his measurements were sloppy or he never used bronze at all. In addition, he said that the metal was annealed, which destroys the work-hardening and seriously compromises the metal's ability to stop weapons.