Laminated Linen Armor

The armor probably had between 12 and 20 layers.

Laminated linen armor. Any body armor system that has received heavy use for example moderate to heavy denting or bends in the armor cracks or breaks on the face panels are heavily abused and worn regardless of its age shall be deemed to be expired and automatically voids any warranty in all respects including but not limited to voiding any ballistic. The linothorax is a type of upper body armor used throughout the ancient mediterranean world. Laminar armour from latin. Gregory aldrete a professor of history and humanistic studies at the university of wisconsin green bay and his co investigator scott bartell decided to test this primitive style of body armor.

Some of the more common theories of its construction involve laminated or quilting many layers of linen fabric linothorax literally means linen torso. The term thorax was the word for breastplate during this era and was traditionally made of metal in most contexts. The armor was designed in the style of a greek linothorax which was made from laminated linen or leather depending on whom you ask a matter of debate. The term linothorax is a modern term based on the greek λινοθώραξ which means wearing a breastplate of linen.

The type of material that went into the construction of the linothorax is still hotly debated by academics and amateurs alike. A kevlar like armor might have helped alexander the great 356 323 b c conquer nearly the entirety of the known world in little more than two decades according. By using linen laminated together by glues that derived from rabbit skin and flax seeds both men wanted to use the materials that would be readily available in the ancient world aldrete and bartell recreated the armor. Jerkins of laminated linen or leather had become common by the end of the century.

The linothorax were made of linen glued in layers with animal fat and eventually adopted by many. Which was the historical construction method isn t relevant to this thread however my armor was made from neither and not a historically accurate reproduction. However the actual ancient term for this type of armor is unclear. In order to determine how wearable this armor was and how effective it would have.

A type of body armor made by laminating together layers of linen. To lighten the hoplite s military load and make the phalanx more nimble on the battlefield by the 450s bc composite corselets of bronze and leather were replacing body armor of iron and bronze. The armor was designed in the style of a greek linothorax which was made from laminated linen or leather depending on whom you ask a matter of debate. Laminated linen the ancient world.