Table of contents:
- Bird's cage
- Cuirassier helmet
- Sabatons
- Adrian's helmet with chain shield
- Brewster's armor
- Armor of the first world war
- Bulletproof vest-transformer
- French breastplate
- Winged armor
Video: Strange Armor of the World
2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55
Armor is sometimes so unusual and peculiar that it is not entirely clear whether they have ever been used? Where does such a fantasy come from among the gunsmiths of the past, because protection is a vital necessity, not an artsy art. It is all the more interesting to compare the "ancient" armor with the armor of the 20th century.
Bird's cage
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According to historians, such an exotic design of the helmet was designed to protect its owner from a direct hit from a spear. And thanks to the front part in the form of a grill, the knight received a much better view than his fellows in helmets with a classic visor.
Cuirassier helmet
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According to the official version, this is a kind of fashion of that time. In that era, "grotesque" visors were very popular. They were given the shape of a human face or an animal's muzzle. In short, the gunsmiths (or their later colleagues in the reenactment shop?) Embodied everything that was enough for their imagination.
Sabatons
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Part of the knight's armor. The higher the status of a man, the longer the collar of the socks. Princes and dukes were allowed to have sabatons up to 76 cm long. However, they rarely reached such an extreme mark.
Adrian's helmet with chain shield
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The French army helmet was invented by General Auguste Adrian. Later, "Adrian" and its analogs became widespread in most countries. A helmet with a chain shield was designed to protect soldiers from shell fragments.
Brewster's armor
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A set of bib and helmet weighed 18 kg - you can't run fast in one like that, but it found wide use among snipers. Despite the strange appearance, he coped with his task effectively and withstood the hit of bullets.
Armor of the first world war
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Another version of body armor from German gunsmiths. The carapace consisted of interconnected steel plates covering the chest and abdomen. During the First World War, such helmets were so widespread that they became synonymous with the German army.
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Personal armor of a fighter during the First World War. The set consisted of: a steel helmet, which had returned to service literally from museums, a carapace made of metal plates, a wrist glove with a dagger, and French splinterproof goggles.
Bulletproof vest-transformer
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This armor can be called the first military transformer. The armor protected from enemy bullets and could quickly turn into a kind of firing point.
French breastplate
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Looking at these cuirasses from the First World War, it seems that the French simply remembered the era of tournaments and borrowed the idea of armor from their ancestors. The bib has proven itself well in hand-to-hand combat. But in the field, when the soldiers moved on their bellies, heavy cuirasses became a serious obstacle.
Winged armor
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The "winged" hussars were the elite cavalry of the Kingdom of Poland. It is believed that the wings, during the attack, made a sound that frightened the enemy's horses. Researchers agree that the wings were designed to intimidate the enemy, and not so much with the noise of feathers, but with an unusual look.
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