>
> Mikko Rintasaari wrote:
> >
> > > being very un-Bronzelike. Mail armour, for instance, wouldn't be very
> > > useful in Bronze (although there's not much of it about so far in HW).
> >
> > Huh? How so? Hammered bronze rings would make for quite good chainmail I
> > think.
> >
> > -Adept
>
> Not really. Bronze is *quite* brittle and not very maleable. When worked
> into fine shapes it tends to snap and shatter, which is why earlier
> armours were plates and scales rather than mail. Only when the much
> more readily worked (if not smelted) iron became readily available did
> mail make its appearance on the battle field.
>
> However, I do recall that gloranthan bronze is specifically more
> maleable than the earthly equivalent, hence the use in swords and the
> like without troubles.
>
> Jeff
I'll have to research this again. Last time I cheked I found out that
bronze was actually better than it's rep for both weapons and armor.
And I for one like the fact that bronze weapons and armor occasionally
breaks. Makes the iron gear all the more wanted.
-Adept