Question About SEA Armor

[KrisKross]

Originally Posted by Mark Bowditch

Come to think of it, Egerton says something about Burmese armor. I'll have to check that.

That would be awesome if you could get me some quotes on that topic. Info about Burmese armor is so scarce...

Originally Posted by Mabagani

If you could find my old site, there are pics of three different armor from the southern Philipppines chain mail and horn plates, metal plates, and hardened leather. Stone's book also shows a forth type of padded cloth. Re:double weapons, they can be used with or without armor depending on the skill of the combatant.

Could you give me the site URL? Maybe Google still has it cached or something. I've only been able to find one solid pic of Moro armor, and one could easily claim that it is South Central Asia (India/Kashmiri) rather than Filipino (it probably spread from India through SEA, after all).

Could you point me to a book, article, or website where double weapon use in (or against) armor is featured/touted/described (etc.) in an historical context? Even when speaking about single weapon use, text on its application or relationship with armor is hard to come by, even in a European context.

Thanks for your replies, everyone...