Posts: 1,435 Location: California, Maryland, USA
Thu 26 Feb, 2009 11:54 pm
Michael B. Millergren wrote: |
Sean Belair wrote: | how effectively does your skin stop cuts? |
Accually if it were tanned I'd think it'd work about the same as leather armor |
So not nearly well at all, then.
M.
Posts: 3 Location: Rockville, Maryland
Fri 27 Feb, 2009 12:34 pm
Even tanned and dried human skin will not defeat a sword blow or arrow shot......sorry . :cool:
Posts: 79
Wed 11 Mar, 2009 12:34 pm
During some periods of Scottish History, I've read that the Scottish would cutoff pieces of a defeated English redcoat and then incorporate these fabric pieces into their targe or dirk as a symbolic "red badge of courage" sort of speak. I believe that it was this similar idea that American Indians would use in displaying the scalps of their enemies. Perhaps I should add that any human leather used as armour was probably just used for it's psychological effects on the enemy. :eek:
Thanks,
Todd
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