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11-16-2012, 10:46 PM
Quote:They describe scale armour as being 30-40% heavier than lorica segmentata. Is that realistic, or a product of their overestimation of scale thickness?

I don't agree with that estimation. My Matt Luke make segmentata is about 20 pounds. My scale armor that I just finished, with 3300 (DSC made) scales, Carpow overlapping side stitching, linen thread and backing weights right at 10 pounds. The coverage for this armor goes past the groin and even has attached short sleeves. The DSC scales which are quite thin at .36mm and weigh 1 gram each. Doing some simple math, by adjusting the thickness of the scale to .5mm the weight per scale increased 35%, multiplied by the number of scales (everything else will weigh the same). The scale armor would weigh 12.5 pounds. This is well below the Legmentata weight.
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Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 03-11-2012, 12:41 AM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Jvrjenivs - 03-11-2012, 12:48 AM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 03-11-2012, 12:55 AM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by hajo witte - 03-11-2012, 03:42 AM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 03-11-2012, 03:47 AM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by hajo witte - 03-11-2012, 11:08 AM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Jvrjenivs - 03-11-2012, 12:39 PM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 03-11-2012, 12:45 PM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by caiusbeerquitius - 03-11-2012, 01:12 PM
Re: Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Crispvs - 03-12-2012, 03:57 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 10-07-2012, 12:44 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-07-2012, 03:09 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by john m roberts - 10-07-2012, 07:19 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Titus Manlius Verus - 10-07-2012, 07:48 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-07-2012, 08:01 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 10-07-2012, 08:49 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Vindex - 10-07-2012, 09:14 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-07-2012, 09:24 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Vindex - 10-07-2012, 10:10 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Sutoris - 10-08-2012, 12:49 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 10-08-2012, 02:11 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gunthamund Hasding - 10-08-2012, 01:48 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 10-08-2012, 02:53 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 10-08-2012, 09:17 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Sutoris - 10-09-2012, 01:33 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 10-09-2012, 08:06 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Sutoris - 10-09-2012, 09:49 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 10-09-2012, 06:24 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 10-16-2012, 06:30 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Vindex - 10-19-2012, 10:27 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by kevin mills - 10-20-2012, 01:46 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 10-20-2012, 06:21 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Rado - 10-20-2012, 11:28 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Vindex - 10-20-2012, 12:26 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by caiusbeerquitius - 10-20-2012, 12:35 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Vindex - 10-21-2012, 12:28 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-13-2012, 07:35 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-13-2012, 08:17 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-13-2012, 09:30 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Rado - 11-13-2012, 10:05 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-14-2012, 01:14 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-14-2012, 02:22 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-14-2012, 08:40 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 11-15-2012, 09:12 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-15-2012, 09:28 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-15-2012, 01:57 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-15-2012, 04:43 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-15-2012, 06:01 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-15-2012, 06:19 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-15-2012, 06:28 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-15-2012, 07:13 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-15-2012, 11:31 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-16-2012, 01:03 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Rado - 11-16-2012, 02:03 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-16-2012, 02:07 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-16-2012, 02:35 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 11-16-2012, 03:01 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-16-2012, 03:10 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 11-16-2012, 04:36 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-16-2012, 01:30 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-16-2012, 02:15 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-16-2012, 02:39 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-16-2012, 02:45 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by caiusbeerquitius - 11-16-2012, 04:35 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-16-2012, 05:59 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-16-2012, 10:46 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-16-2012, 11:03 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-16-2012, 11:20 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-16-2012, 11:42 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-17-2012, 12:04 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-17-2012, 01:42 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-17-2012, 01:45 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-17-2012, 03:24 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-17-2012, 06:01 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-17-2012, 06:29 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-17-2012, 06:56 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-17-2012, 07:00 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy(update) - by Agraes - 11-27-2012, 01:32 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy(update) - by Vindex - 11-27-2012, 02:20 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Virilis - 11-27-2012, 03:10 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Thomas V. - 11-27-2012, 04:30 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-27-2012, 04:47 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Flavivs Aetivs - 11-27-2012, 07:12 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Sutoris - 11-28-2012, 12:13 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-28-2012, 11:56 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Bernwart - 11-28-2012, 04:40 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-28-2012, 05:02 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Bernwart - 11-28-2012, 08:30 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-28-2012, 09:10 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-28-2012, 09:14 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-28-2012, 09:22 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-28-2012, 09:28 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 11-28-2012, 10:28 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-28-2012, 10:58 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-28-2012, 11:42 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Bernwart - 11-29-2012, 02:33 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-29-2012, 05:45 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 11-29-2012, 06:54 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-30-2012, 03:20 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 11-30-2012, 04:03 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Bernwart - 11-30-2012, 05:28 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-30-2012, 05:49 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-30-2012, 06:10 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-30-2012, 06:57 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-30-2012, 07:57 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by caiusbeerquitius - 11-30-2012, 08:00 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-30-2012, 08:29 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-30-2012, 09:43 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 12-01-2012, 08:13 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 12-01-2012, 08:41 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 12-01-2012, 08:44 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 12-01-2012, 09:00 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 12-01-2012, 09:01 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 12-01-2012, 09:18 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 12-01-2012, 04:50 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gunthamund Hasding - 12-05-2012, 06:44 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 12-05-2012, 11:11 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gunthamund Hasding - 12-06-2012, 01:49 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Vindex - 12-07-2012, 01:01 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 12-07-2012, 01:18 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Vindex - 12-07-2012, 01:55 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Gunthamund Hasding - 12-07-2012, 04:23 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-09-2013, 09:26 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-10-2013, 03:35 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Iosephus - 04-20-2014, 09:11 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by mcbishop - 04-21-2014, 02:29 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Flavivs Aetivs - 04-21-2014, 02:38 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Rado - 11-06-2012, 01:58 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Jay - 11-10-2012, 05:56 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Sutoris - 11-12-2012, 01:19 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 11-12-2012, 04:41 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-12-2012, 05:25 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Jay - 11-12-2012, 05:42 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Robert Matthew - 11-12-2012, 12:39 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Michael yelland - 11-13-2012, 09:22 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Dan Howard - 11-13-2012, 10:55 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by PhilusEstilius - 11-13-2012, 06:18 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Doc - 01-01-2013, 01:33 AM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Márk György Kis - 03-12-2014, 03:55 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Flavivs Aetivs - 03-12-2014, 04:06 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Nadeem - 03-12-2014, 04:40 PM
Scale Armor & Accuracy - by Markus Montanvs - 03-13-2014, 04:31 AM

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