Re: [FT] (LONG) The Balance of Power -- Fighters and a Defense

Yes, Japanese armour was lackered bamboo, tied together with silk (or
maybe 
leather, I am not sure).

Corey

At 09:53 AM 4/5/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Shawn M Mininger wrote:
> >
> > Just one tiny comment.  If I remember correctly, most
> > of the eastern armor of this period was actually made
> > of multiple layers of lamenated paper.
>
>Incorrect. Metal and leather still domminated infantry. Dress armour
was
>silk. Japanese I'm not so sure of but I believe it was a composite of
>lackered bamboo and silk.
>