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Old 08-05-2017, 01:33 AM   #39
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Default Re: [Low-Tech Loadouts] Etruscan Warrior, 7th to 3rd century B.C.

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Originally Posted by Rasna View Post
Is there a precise reason for the abandonment of bronze armguards (pauldrons, rerebraces, vambraces, wrist guards) and cuisses during the Archaic Age? It was a matter of cost, practicality, both of them or another reason?
They are uncomfortable and rarely stay in place if they aren't articulated to other pieces of harness.
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