SA0502 The lorica ROMAN METAL JACKET AND HELMET METAL GLOVES WITH LITTLE WORK OF BRASS

The lorica ROMAN JACKET METAL JACKET
AND HELMET WITH METAL GLOVES WITH
LITTLE WORK OF BRASS

• segmentata was a type of armor used primarily in the
  Roman Empire at the end of the 1st century B.C. and
  continuing until the middle of the 3rd century A.D.
  The first reconcilable fragments of the lorica
  segmentata were discovered at Bad Deutch Altenburg
  in Austria (the legionary base of Carnuntum) in 1899.
• This particular armor was made up of four sections:two for shoulders and two for torso. The Lorica Segmentata armor itself consists of broad ferrous (iron or steel) strips fastened to internal leather straps. Thestrips were arranged horizontally on the body,overlapping downwards, and they surrounded the torso in two halves, being fastened at the front and back. The upper body and shoulders were protected by additional strips (shoulder guards) and breast and back plates. This form of armor allowed it to be stored very compactly since it could be separated into four sections. The main concern with this type of armor was its complexity leaving it vulnerable to attrition and corrosion