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Armour parts may be manufactured using a wide variety of materials and forms. During the [[Middle Ages]], [[cloth]], [[leather|soft leather]], [[Cuir Bouilli|boiled leather]], [[maille|chainmail]] and [[iron]] or [[steel]] [[plate armor|plate]]s were often used. |
Armour parts may be manufactured using a wide variety of materials and forms. During the [[Middle Ages]], [[cloth]], [[leather|soft leather]], [[Cuir Bouilli|boiled leather]], [[maille|chainmail]] and [[iron]] or [[steel]] [[plate armor|plate]]s were often used. |
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In [[Europe]]an history, common armour types were the [[lorica segmentata]], the [[ |
In [[Europe]]an history, common armour types were the [[lorica segmentata]], the [[gambeson]] the [[maille]] [[hauberk]] and later the [[Plate Armor|full plate]] armour used by late [[medieval]] [[knight]]s. In [[feudal]] [[Japan]], laquered [[lamellar]] armours were popular. |
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Revision as of 06:14, 19 October 2005
Armour is protective plates or clothing meant to shield a human from intentionally inflicted harm. Armour has been in use for all recorded history, beginning with hides, leather, bone, progressing to bronze, steel, ballistic cloth, and ceramics. Armour has been primarily a way to protect oneself from harm in combat and military engagements.
Armour parts may be manufactured using a wide variety of materials and forms. During the Middle Ages, cloth, soft leather, boiled leather, chainmail and iron or steel plates were often used.
In European history, common armour types were the lorica segmentata, the gambeson the maille hauberk and later the full plate armour used by late medieval knights. In feudal Japan, laquered lamellar armours were popular.
