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

[MartinWard]

Ha but in all this why have you not thought about leather tents, leather shield covers.........Leather to a roman was an essential it seems, either tents or shield covers could be made with alternative materials, could they not? I bring to your attention a very credible reconstruction by the 8th Augusta of a subarmalis from a find based upon a believed shoulder section which was excavated (my apologies but at the moment i cant recall where it was found). OK this does not prove pteruges WERE leather but if it were the case that this reconstruction was indeed a true reconstruction, who in their right mind would attach non leather pteruges to a leather subarmalis.
Secondly how many of us reconstructed centurios actually choose leather over material???? have a look! Thirdly practically speaking if i were to put faith in my defences for real, i certainly would feel happier wearing leather pteruges than material ones, maybe psycological but there you go,any other comments,...fire away