Making of a Lorica Segmentata (classic roman armor) Part 1

First part of making my Lorica Segmentata, Corbridge type B.

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Howto & Style

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• Lorica
• segmentata
• armor
• plate
• forge
• smith
• roman
• centurio
• legio
• aquincum

[gergo91]

Magyar vagy? Hol van a műhelyed?

[gabber700]

szeva! Budán egy pincében, de még elég gyengén felszerelt!

[WonderCsabo]

Szia!Gratulálok nagyon szép és aprólékos munka várjuk a folytatást!Én is Budán dolgozgatok és szintén egy pincében de talán  még silányabb a felszerelésem mint mint a tiéd!A Kazincbarcikai fegyverkészítő fórumán én is fent vagyok..(dominant néven)További sok sikert!

[gabber700]

Ha gondolod, találkozhatunk a moszkván és megmutatom mit csináltam eddig eddig

[johnx51]

what type of metel did you uses? and what gauge was it?

[gabber700]

18 gauge = .040" = 1 mm iron (if you want you can do it from 14 gauge too)

18 gauge = .040" = 1 mm brass for lacing loops and other brass work

20 gauge = .032" = 0.8 mm brass for hinges

[IOANNIS2]

roman legions for ever!

[effigyoflight]

Tbh Lorica segmentata was much more effective in protection than hamata, however Segmentata was more costly to produce and hamata used less materials. The late roman empire abandoned segmentata due to money issues.

If chainmail was worn under the segmentata the legionaries might have been a brick wall.

[JagdtygerII]

@gabber700

Do you offer a full size pattern for this armor? I used to belong to the SCA and once had patterns for all sorts of armor. But my ex left my patterns in a storage warhouse and mice destroyed my entire collection, so I have to start all over

[SuperSmashyfication]

@effigyoflight The segmentata was very unorthodox, and that's probably what gave the Legions a lot of their strength. I mean, where EXACTLY are you supposed to hit the legionary to get through the armor, and with what? The arms, legs and neck were the only weakness, and the shield covered most of the first two. The neck was protected by an extension of the helmet after the campaigns in Dacia, so they were more or less a very maneuverable wall.

[robbieatvic]

awesome, wish i had the time and tools for that. great stuff

[ArcheoRexo]

@AlexThePrivate Im sorry but you are wrong, atleast partly. Segmentata allowed more freedom of movement then hamata. Hamata was heavier than segmentata (hamata 7-10kg segmentata 5-7kg ). And in the end the matter of poduction, yes, it is easier to make hamata and you can use less qualified personal to make it. And late empire doesnt abandoned segmentata, thei nearly abandoned hamata es well, becouse of the money problems they had. :)

[ArcheoRexo]

@effigyoflight And at the end try to imagine legionary with both segmentata and hamata on, together thei would weight 13 to 17 kg , and due the internal structure of segmentata is from the leathr strapes, and the hamata is from iron rings , it would be like using sandpaper. In the end the leather stripes would be teard apart and segmentata cant stay i none piece without them.

[ArcheoRexo]

@effigyoflight Well, the cost of producing segmentata was lesser than in hamata at first, if we speak about a time to make a one. Secondly late empire abandoned segmentata mainly becouse of its unreliability, and due to change in general tactics of army. Third, the question of efectivnes of each type of armor is still in dispute, becouse same have better protection but are unreliable (like segmentata).

[xPVTxKESTIx]

How much of each type of metal did you use?

[xPVTxKESTIx]

Obviously disliked by the mongols.

[SwordsMasters]

where did you get the iron?

[praetorianus72]

Excellent, great job