Leather lamellar plate thickness

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Leather lamellar plate thickness

Postby Richard le Gris » Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:36 pm

Using the "standard" international lame http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/lamellar_templarbob/ is there enough overlap in the plates to be able to use 8oz leather for the plates and still have it be legal armor? If so, does http://skaldic.com/bodyArmor-lamellar.htm seem reasonable, or am I better off just manning up and cutting my own plates?

If not I suppose I'll just save my pennies and get some Sable Manticore stuff or fix my cheap, crappy 16 ga maile. The 14 ga just gets heavy, and I am old and fat. I can't see stainless steel lamellar being a weight savings over 14 ga maile, but I could be wrong.
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Re: Leather lamellar plate thickness

Postby Forkbeard » Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:48 pm

As long as the plates are doulbed up, 8 oz is good. I'm making scales for a samurai suit on the same basis.
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Re: Leather lamellar plate thickness

Postby Richard le Gris » Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:57 am

Hrm, research indicates that if I can swing it, the 13-15 oz saddle skirting is the most cost effective (if not the most time effective) as it is on sale. Fixing the maile it is then. Thanks.
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