scrapironrecreational:really-big-clams:noisy-pics:Legionnaire by Ariel PerezFacebook @ancient-rome-a
scrapironrecreational:really-big-clams:noisy-pics:Legionnaire by Ariel PerezFacebook @ancient-rome-auAlrighty. So pretty much all of the separate parts of this image, whilst Roman themed, can actually be found during the First World War. Because it was the first big industrial war with a massive amount of new technology that wasn’t perfectly understood, lots of different things were tried and tested to see how well they’d work in any given situation. Starting from the top and working down.Helmets:Lots of variety because of artillery firing shrapnel shells that tended to kill or injure due to head wounds. Face coverings tended to be used by tank crews but were not unheard of for infantry as well.Body Armour:Body armour was again tested by all sides during the War, and though it generally turned out to be not as useful as hoped, there was still a proliferation of it throughout the years of the War. Some was much better thought out than others. The Brewster Body Shield for example is one such example.Shields:Shields were a bit different to that in the illustration however. Anything light enough to be carried by an infantryman as above wouldn’t be thick or strong enough to stop bullets or shrapnel. However, mobile sniper shields were a relatively common sight during trench warfare and came in a variety of shapes and sizes and of varying usefulness.Sword:Swords, sword bayonets, machetes, large knives, all were found amongst the arsenal of infantry soldiers who had to engage in trench fighting. The Welsh in particular favoured a leaf shaped short sword, whilst other soldiers used a variety of trench knives or other medieval or ancient looking hand weapons.So there you go @ancient-rome-au it’s not completely far fetched. Although pouches like that on a uniform wouldn’t come into use until the Second World War.well this is really fucking interesting -- source link