Another New Scissor relief

[Felix Canus]

It may be just a point of trivia, but has anyone noticed how the Scissor's weapon closely resembles the Army's standard issue turf cutter? Even the proportions appear to be nearly identical.

Someone mentioned the purpose of using squamata when hamata was available. In most cultures, they developed scale armors long before they developed mailles. It was a simple process to hammer a bit of metal flat and rivet it to a backing, but drawing wire required a slightly more advanced technology (about 200-400 years in most regions).

There is also the question of balance. I have noticed that maille has a bad habit of stretching when you bend and twist your body unless it is tightly fitted. Scale does not have that problem. For a foot soldier this is not too much of a concern, but it is far more important when fighting from horseback where you require a lot more flexibility. Perhaps this is why squamata was used by cavalry long after hamata was adopted for infantry. Hamata would shift a person's point of balance in unpredictable ways, while squamata would remain fairly stable.