Show your subarmalis!

[Robert Vermaat]

Finally my new subarmalis with pteryges got finished.

Colourful!!

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Yeah, but with me it's just the look... Laughing

Gotta give a laud for that, too. Well done, eh GJC? :wink:

Yes of course....no offense taken. What so ever. :evil: :wink:

@Sandrus, did you finish the pturgues? Your site still says you have to finish them, but that was the same some months back?

Nice work Jurjen, very psychodelic!

[Titvs Statilivs Castvs]

Well... I've been quite busy in a while. lol:

Haven't taken a look on my site in months either, btw... :lol:

[Marcus Mummius]

Well... I've been quite busy in a while. lol:

Take her up on that offer before she changes her mind!!!

[Marcus Aemilius Longinus]

Here is my own subarmalis. It is stuffed with straw into tubes made by sewing the linen verticly. Unfortunately it is machine sewn so I kind of ruined the material authenticity. The pteruges are made of linen covering 1 layer of wool and are pretty crude. http://s896.photobucket.com/home/Conman10/index

[John M McDermott]

Here are two subarmalii I have been working on with ptergues:

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Nice work. How do they fit?

[John M McDermott]

Pretty good. I am experimenting with a draw string around the midriff. However, steles and other sculptures showing soldiers wearing hamatas show them rather full around the midriff. Caused by subarmalis?

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Well, with the one I use, if the buckles open, and the belt slides down, it looks like I've been over indulging in the porkpies..... :oops:

[Robert Vermaat]

Revived thread.

[Virilis]

Revived thread.

Thanks Robert, perfect timing for a revival for this subject, I am in the middle of the process of making one!

[Robert Vermaat]

I am in the middle of the process of making one!

Any pictures yet?

Here's mine, adjusted from one bought through Christian Koepfer:
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[agrimensor]

Mine is going to look almost the same brown quitlted linnen with ehite with red lined canvas petryges.
Only the shoulderpart will be double to carry the weight.

[Rado]

This is my centurio leather Subarmalis (decorated with of Cupid Head applique)!
I have one more fabric but he was very dirty from the hamata oil.
It is a little bit luxuriously exposed for a centurio subarmalis but for the PRIMVS PILVS is suitable..I think .

More details on the trims:
http://www.romanarmytalk.com/rat.html?fu...100#310475

[ANTONIVS MAGNVS]

Inspired by Rado's and Steve's leather Subarmalis I put my hand to making one myself this week. I used a vest as a pattern and traced it on veg tan leather. After hemming all the edges I used safety pins to check fit. Unfortunately while it fit around my neck I couldn't get my head through the hole once it was put together(lesson learned) . So to compensate for this I added a lynothorax style adjustable shoulder with the padding built in. This shoulder pad is laced to the back of the "vest" but adjustable on the chest. This actually worked really well for adjusting fit and it can be removed completely since it is laced. I think I will also change the side lacing loops so it can be tied a bit tighter around the waist. I tried it on with my lorica segmentata and it feels great although a bit stiff. I think the more it gets used the better it will get.