History of Scale Armor
67Scale armour is an early form of armour consisting of many individual small armour scales (plates) of various shapes attached to each other and to a backing of cloth or leather in overlapping rows.Scale armour was worn by warriors of many different cultures as well as their horses. The material used to make the scales varied and included bronze, iron, steel, rawhide, leather, cuir bouilli, seeds, horn, or pangolin scales. The variations are primarily the result of material availability.
Scale armour – a defence of great antiquity – began in the Middle East. The earliest representation is the tomb of Kenamon, who lived in Egypt in the reign of Amenhotep II.
Scale armour is armour in which the individual scales are sewn or laced to a backing by one or more edges and arranged in overlapping rows resembling the scales of a fish/reptile or roofing tiles. The scales are usually assembled and strapped by lacing or rivets. Lorica squamata is an ancient Roman armour of this type.
Other types of armour made from individual scales but constructed in a different manner have their own separate names, such as lamellar armour where the individual scales are perforated on several or all edges and lashed tightly to each other in straight ridged rows and do not need to be attached to a backing. The Romans also had a variant called lorica plumata in which the scales were attached to mail.
History of Scale Armor:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_armour
https://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-armour/scale-armour/
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26565
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-chain-mail-more-popular-than-scale-armor-in-the-Middle-Ages-in-Western-Europe-and-when-did-that-happen-Most-importantly-how-do-we-know-this-was-the-case
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