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Old 05-25-2016, 02:53 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
You are mistaken - there are no screws in plate armour. It's fastened to the wearer's undergarment (called an "arming doublet") using a combination of leather straps and laces, and the individual plates in more complex parts (such as a gauntlet) are connected using metal strips (called "lames") and rivets. Definitely no screws!
Possibly in 15th Century French Jousting armor?
HERE is the most authoritative reference I can find in all my 30 seconds of Googling.
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