Padded Armour

[tlclark]

The pteruges are all a jumble. This is the norm, only by the Antonine period do they start laying down in nice neat rows

Wow, didn't know that.

BTW, Travis, which period are you aiming for ? Pre-Antonine ?

I think your subarmalis will be the most sophisticated type ever attempted.

The best of luck to you, 8)

Thanks!

Of course, I can only guess on what a real subarmalis should have looked like, but, I can make some solid suggestions based on what I think it might have looked like, especially the pteruges which are the most obvious part.

I am shooting for a subarmalis from the "golden age" of loricata, From the late Julio-claudian period up through the reign of Hadrian., probably closer to hadrian.

Oh! another part about the pteruges. Another factor is where the pteruges start. If they start far out on the shoulder, then they will tend to converge, if they start farther back, the shoulder itself helps to spread and separate them.

It all depends on how far on the padding of the subarmalis is under the shoulder.

If the padding goes out far onto the shoulder, then the pteruges are relatively short and just hang out under the armor.

I think the opposite might be true, that the shoulder pteruges are actually quite long, and start far back under the armor.

Travis