Medieval Suits Of Armor

Medieval Suits of Armor

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Metal Body Suits vs . Weapons of Medieval

DestructionBack in the good old days.. what you wore was a matter of life and

death: simple rotting cloth was common, leather was rare, but for the gentleman of standing, it was

armor or nothing

Helmet mask armor, from Augsburg, Germany, 1515

Horned helmet. Innsbruck, Austria,

1511–14

1.Helm (Helmet) 2.Gorget

3.Pauldrons 4.Spaulders

5.Chainmail le (Gussets ) 6.Vambrace 7.Gauntlets

8.Breastplate 9.Faulds (Tassets )

10.Kneecup 11.Greaves

12.Sabatons (Solorets ) 13.Coif

14.Arming Cap 15.Gambeson

16.Haubergeon (Hauberk)

Henry the 8th

Samurai

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