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A '''pair of plates''' (modern: ''coat of plates'') is a term used to describe the type of [[armour]] that consisted of [[metal]] (typically [[iron]]) [[plate]]s rivetted to the inside of a [[fabric]] or [[leather]] covering. Sometimes the [[plate]]s might be found onthe outside of the [[armour]]. The covering typically formed a t-shaped garment when laid flat with the sides wrapping around to buckle at the back. Sometimes the front and back pieces were separate and might be laced or buckled at the sides.

This was the most common of body [[armour]] from the beginning of the [[14th century]] up until sometime in the 1360's and most of the knights at [[Battle of Crecy|Crecy]] and [[Battle of Poitiers|Poitiers]] fought wearing this [[armour]].

Some of the best known known examples of this type of [[armour]] come from the Battle of Wisby fought in Wisby in 1361.  
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