iron cuirass

estcrh · 19th September 2017, 02:56 PM

From George Stone.

TVV · 24th September 2017, 08:29 PM

I just saw this one as I was browsing Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika. Not much info given, other than the Fulbe attribution. According to the description, the edge is trimmed in leather and there is cloth padding on the inside. It was collected by Steinkopf prior to 1914.

Iain · 25th September 2017, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TVV

I just saw this one as I was browsing Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika. Not much info given, other than the Fulbe attribution. According to the description, the edge is trimmed in leather and there is cloth padding on the inside. It was collected by Steinkopf prior to 1914.

Thanks Teodor, there are another two at least in Germany the Bremen museum (this might be one of them?).

Photo is courtesy of Wolf.

I am not sure where the one from Stone has ended up.

With mine, the next step is going to be a deep cleaning, some exploratory work has revealed that there is in fact extensive dark rust with red rust hiding underneath. So its going to get a good going over with metal -de-corroder and then a polish.

Iain · 17th December 2018, 02:01 PM

Just a small update, my cuirass has had a bit of a better clean and wax. Quite pleased with the result!

Kubur · 17th December 2018, 05:18 PM

Beautifull!
it's amazing to see how the Roman armour lorica segmenta survived in sub saharan Africa probably through transsaharan roads..

Iain · 17th December 2018, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kubur

Beautifull!
it's amazing to see how the Roman armour lorica segmenta survived in sub saharan Africa probably through transsaharan roads..

The construction is quite different. There's no evidence I'm aware of there's a relation.

Kubur · 18th December 2018, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Iain

The construction is quite different. There's no evidence I'm aware of there's a relation.

mmmm do you expect an exact replica done by Africans South of the Sahara, more than 1000 years after the end of the Roman Empire?

It's well accepted that tabouka and kaskara are African weapons inspired by Medieval swords... But we don't have any proof...

It's the same with the cuirass, it'll be very difficult to prove that they are not or they are inspired by Roman armour...

19th September 2017, 02:56 PM	#1
estcrh Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,492	From George Stone. Attached Images

24th September 2017, 08:29 PM	#2
TVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,664	I just saw this one as I was browsing Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika. Not much info given, other than the Fulbe attribution. According to the description, the edge is trimmed in leather and there is cloth padding on the inside. It was collected by Steinkopf prior to 1914. Attached Images

17th December 2018, 02:01 PM	#4
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,717	Just a small update, my cuirass has had a bit of a better clean and wax. Quite pleased with the result! Attached Images

17th December 2018, 05:18 PM	#5
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	Beautifull! it's amazing to see how the Roman armour lorica segmenta survived in sub saharan Africa probably through transsaharan roads..