![]() ![]() Medieval plate armor will often seem to be more substantial, but it's curious that if you make a whole suit from c. There are certainly a few pieces that seem to be more than that, but the general rule of thumb for ancient armor of most any type is "scary thin". Most of the data I've seen for Corbridge types seems to run a little over 1mm for the shoulder and collar sections, and a little under for the girdle plates (around the torso). ![]() ![]() I have certainly seen cross-sections of a couple Kalkriese-style plates that looked horribly thick compared to the Corbridge pieces on the same page! I suspect that one reason we don't find a lot thicker Kalkriese plates is that they were too darn heavy, and thinner plates took over relatively quickly. I hadn't heard of Roman lorica plates being as thick as 3mm, but I haven't kept up.
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