| If you've been shopping around for Roman armor, | | | | armor. You've probably seen it around at retailers, |
| or Lorica Segementata, they you've probably | | | | as many people carry it. It goes for $350, which |
| notices that there are many kinds to choose | | | | is a standard price for something like that. It was |
| from. You might be thinking, "Why? I thought the | | | | made specifically for the re-enactor in mind. |
| Roman soldiers only wore one kind of armor." | | | | There's another manufacturer in India that makes |
| That is true for the most part, but it's hard to | | | | a premium brassed line lorica as well as a standard |
| say exactly what they wore. The slight difference | | | | Corbridge type B Lorica. These are both very well |
| in designs is due to uncertainly of the exact | | | | made and extremely popular among collectors |
| design of the armors. | | | | and costume getters. They retail for $449 and |
| Most of today's replicas are based off of | | | | $349 respectively, so they are around the normal |
| Corbridge type B Lorica that was found in an | | | | prices. You'll find only a couple retailers selling the |
| archaeological expedition. They put together the | | | | Premium Lorica, as it is a hard to find item. |
| remnants and designs have been based off that. | | | | Another major manufacturer is Deepeeka. They |
| I'm sure there are other sources as well, but that | | | | make great Roman helmet as well as Roman |
| is a main one.There are also at least four or five | | | | armor. What's unique about them is that they also |
| different manufacturers of Roman Lorica | | | | make their Lorica in stainless steel, so your roman |
| Segmentata as well. There are a couple that | | | | armor will never rust. That's a plus if you're |
| stand out above the rest. | | | | keeping it mainly for display. |
| First, Windlass Steelcrafts makes a good quality | | | | |