leather scales? PERIOD FOR 5-7TH MIGRATION

[Samuel]

Ive got a ton of leather scales cut from my crap leather chunkies.. im making migration era helms et al.. and tryin to shortcut and use up this pile of scales Ive made.. does a leather scale shirt fit for the time period? ( probaby going romano brit with pheruges on the shoulders or some such)

[Dan Howard]

No evidence for leather armour from this region and time period. Would be more suitable for Asia, Russia, or Eastern Europe.

[Russ Mitchell]

What Dan said, unfortunately.

You're not all that far away; depending on the scales I might swap you some straight leather I've got about so you could make a cuirie -- it could be worn under a tunic as part of a hidden armor rig. I don't have *much* of a use for it right now, but it could make a gift when I go back to Hungary and maybe recoup your effort.

[Samuel]

whats the thickness of your leather russ?

[Samuel]

waht about leather lammelar? up to 9th century? a few more holes basically

[Dan Howard]

No evidence for leather lamellar except for Asia, Russia and Eastern Europe. There was a single example found at Dura Europos that could have been Roman or Sasanian

[Russ Mitchell]

I'll have to check, to be honest -- it's been awaiting a project, but I've not looked at it for some time.

[Russ Mitchell]

Eh... it's a side, and some of the leather's thick, but I apparently took 2-3 s.f. out of the butt for some project. Whether there's enough for a hardened cuirie for under your gear would depend on your girth. If you're built like I am, there's enough, but if you're a big boy, it might not do the job.

[Samuel]

so 10-12 oz?

[Russ Mitchell]

Eh, the belly bits are probably down around 8... you know how hides aren't consistent. The thickest stuff's gone (that was the butt) for the most part. But certainly still thick enough for armoring, especially if you water-harden.

Like I said, I don't really have a use for the scales at the moment, but neither am I using the vegtan right this minute, so if you turn it down, I won't be heartbroken.

[Samuel]

yea I think ill just hang onto them .. Ill probably end up making a loaner body out of it. nothing gets ppl out of loaner gear faster than the smell..